On Wednesday, a
three-judge federal court panel ruled
that Maryland unconstitutionally drew the boundary lines for the 6th
Congressional District. The decision,
which comes one day after the midterm elections, requires Maryland to submit
new boundary lines for the 6th and contiguous districts by March 7,
2019.
Governor Larry
Hogan, who was reelected for a second term on Tuesday, made the following
statement about the decision:
This is a victory for the vast majority of Marylanders
who want free and fair elections and the numerous advocates from across the
political spectrum who have been fighting partisan gerrymandering in our state
for decades. With this unanimous ruling, the federal court is confirming what
we in Maryland have known for a long time — that we have the most gerrymandered
districts in the country, they were drawn this way for partisan reasons, and
they violate Marylanders’ constitutional rights.
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