Maryland Lawmakers Approve New Congressional Map After Judge Tossed Old Version

The Maryland State Capitol Building in Annapolis, Md., in a file image. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Lawmakers in Maryland have approved a congressional map to replace a version deemed unconstitutional by a judge, even as the state’s attorney general is appealing the judge’s ruling.

Both chambers of the Maryland General Assembly this week approved the new map, contained in Senate Bill 1012. The state Senate passed the measure 30–10 and the state House of Delegates passed it 94–41. Most lawmakers who supported the legislation are Democrats; most Republicans remained unsatisfied and opposed it.