House committee advances General Assembly's redistricting map

The debate over how to redraw Maryland’s eight congressional districts came to a head on Monday afternoon as the House Rules Committee voted along party lines to advance one redistricting map over an opposing map.

The map that will be sent to the floor during this week’s special session is the product of a bipartisan committee of General Assembly lawmakers. The map that failed to advance is the product of a citizens’ redistricting commission whose members were appointed by Gov. Larry Hogan.

The Princeton Gerrymandering Project gave the citizens’ redistricting commission map an “A” grade in terms of political fairness. Conversely, the Project gave the General Assembly’s map an “F,” grade with regard to the same criteria.

The state’s congressional delegation currently consists of 7 Democrats and 1 Republican.

Read more: https://marylandreporter.com/2021/12/06/joint-legislative-committee-advances-general-assemblys-redistricting-map/