Maryland will hold a special legislative session in August to begin the process of potentially redrawing its congressional lines ahead of the 2028 election, Senate President Bill Ferguson and House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk announced in a joint statement Tuesday.
The move is state Democrats’ answer to Republican redistricting efforts all over the South, which sped up after the Supreme Court rolled back the Voting Rights Act in April.
“After recent court decisions weakened the federal Voting Rights Act and created new uncertainty around congressional redistricting, Maryland needs a clear legal path forward,” Ferguson said in a statement…
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