Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson said the state Senate intends to advance a constitutional amendment allowing mid-decade congressional redistricting, reversing his months-long opposition.
He cited a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in April that limited the use of race in drawing district lines and led to several states redrawing districts.
“Maryland must respond as the ground shifts under us,” Ferguson said in a statement provided to media outlets on Friday. “I’m in active conversations with my caucus about a special session and constitutional amendment to address the 2022 Maryland court redistricting decision and new U.S. Supreme Court VRA [Voting Rights Act] decision, with the aim of putting this before Maryland voters in November.”…