Maryland Question 3: Congressional redistricting criteria and court review
Maryland · Constitutional amendment · Elections · Statewide decision
Explanation reviewed 2026-10-27. AI-written and checked against linked official evidence; not an election-office summary.
AI-written summary
Would specify that the Maryland constitution supplies no boundary criteria for congressional districts, while retaining the relevant criteria for state legislative districts. It would also let the legislature give the state Supreme Court original jurisdiction over congressional redistricting plans.
What applies now
The state constitution contains district-boundary criteria. This amendment would expressly limit the relevant criteria to state legislative districts and address congressional-plan review.
If yes / for
Adopt the congressional-boundary and court-jurisdiction changes.
If no / against
Keep the current constitutional text.
Costs and funding
No verified fiscal estimate recorded in this baseline. This does not mean there is no cost.
Timing
Implementation date not independently established in this baseline.
Passage rule
A majority of votes cast on the amendment.
Source notes
- Uses the election board’s revised wording following the September 3, 2026 Supreme Court order. The proposal is on the November ballot; earlier reports of its removal are superseded.
- The amendment changes state constitutional constraints; it does not repeal federal redistricting requirements or itself provide a new district map.