{"id":1414426,"date":"2022-04-01T08:29:51","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T12:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1414426"},"modified":"2022-04-01T08:29:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T12:29:54","slug":"maryland-approves-new-congressional-lines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-approves-new-congressional-lines\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Approves New Congressional Lines"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaryland-approves-new-congressional-lines%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1414426&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">D<\/span>emocrats in the <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maryland\">Maryland<\/a><\/u> General Assembly have passed an <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/court-strikes-down-marylands-congressional-map-in-blow-to-democrats\">alternative congressional map<\/a><\/u> just as the state\u2019s attorney general vowed to appeal last week\u2019s ruling that determined <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/redistricting\">the first version<\/a><\/u> was \u201can extreme partisan gerrymander\u201d \u2014 throwing the certainty of the primary elections in limbo. <\/p>\n<p>The Maryland House approved the new boundaries along a party-line vote Wednesday, just one day after the Senate passed the alternate map on Tuesday. But just as the map received approval from the Assembly, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh filed a notice to appeal the state\u2019s ruling last week to throw out the first iteration. <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHypocrisy continues to reign supreme in the Maryland General Assembly,\u201d Doug Mayer, a spokesman for Fair Maps Maryland, told <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2022\/03\/30\/maryland-congressional-map-new-appeal\/\">the <\/a><\/u><i><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2022\/03\/30\/maryland-congressional-map-new-appeal\/\">Washington Post<\/a><\/u><\/i>. \u201cOn the same day they pass court-ordered new maps, they are still clawing with their fingernails to hold on to one of the most gerrymandered maps in the history of this country.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/court-strikes-down-marylands-congressional-map-in-blow-to-democrats\">COURT STRIKES DOWN MARYLAND\u2019S CONGRESSIONAL MAP IN BLOW TO DEMOCRATS<\/a><\/u><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>The newly passed map coinciding with Frosh\u2019s appeal adds a layer of uncertainty to the state\u2019s midterm elections, as it\u2019s unclear which map the state will use until the higher courts can resolve the attorney general\u2019s case. Maryland <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/maryland-delays-primary-elections-due-to-dispute-over-redrawn-legislative-map\">has already delayed<\/a><\/u> its primary elections by three weeks due to legal challenges over the congressional maps. <\/p>\n<p>The primary, initially scheduled for June 28, will now be held on July 19. <\/p>\n<p>Until then, voters must wait to see which districts they belong to in an election that will likely determine which party will control the House of Representatives. Democrats are seeking to preserve their seven-seat majority in the state, but their latest congressional map may make one of these districts more competitive. <\/p>\n<p>The <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/redistricting-2022-maps\/maryland\/\">newest version<\/a><\/u> of the congressional map would ensure six Democratic-leaning seats and give Republicans a better chance to hold on to the seat held by GOP Rep. Andy Harris. However, the alternate boundaries would create a highly competitive race for Democratic Rep. David Trone, whom Republicans are already targeting to oust from the House. <\/p>\n<p>Although the new congressional map is fairer than the previous version, state Republicans continue to argue it amounts to a partisan gerrymander. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe maps are prettier, but they still violate the constitution of Maryland. They\u2019re still engaging in extreme gerrymandering,\u201d said Del. Mark N. Fisher, according to the outlet. \u201cAnd I can only hope, and I pray, that the courts in this state will look at these maps and find the same thing again \u2026 which is once again, cheating is occurring.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The Maryland General Assembly passed the first congressional map on a party-line vote in December, with only one Democrat joining Republicans to vote no and the assembly overriding Republican Gov. Larry Hogan\u2019s veto. However, Judge Lynne Battaglia struck down the map on Friday, arguing it violated the state constitution\u2019s rules and unfairly favored Democrats. <\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/u><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>The alternate map will only be accepted if Battaglia determines it adheres to her previous ruling. The judge will hold a hearing to review the new congressional boundaries Friday. <\/p>\n<p>However, it\u2019s unclear which version will be presented to the governor for final review as Frosh attempts to appeal Battaglia&#8217;s ruling. If her decision is upheld, it will change how state Democrats approach redistricting, a process they have had full control over for decades. <\/p>\n<p>Once the final map is presented to Hogan, he has six days to either sign, veto, or let it take effect without his signature.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats in the Maryland General Assembly have passed an alternative congressional map just as the state\u2019s attorney general vowed to appeal last week\u2019s ruling that determined the first<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":498,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1414426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/498"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1414426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414426\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1414426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1414426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1414426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}