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We can’t just let states go rogue and redistrict more than once a decade

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31.07.2025

Consider this a call to state reason.

Here in Maryland, I am introducing legislation to automatically redraw our state's eight congressional districts if and only if another state breaks from our shared norms and chooses to redraw their lines more than once this decade.

Texas and others are currently threatening to do so — even though they, Maryland and other states have already redrawn their U.S. House districts for this decade based on the 2020 U.S. Census.

If these states are allowed to change the rules and districts in the middle of the coming election, the remaining states will be forced to counter this blatant power grab. Even if it takes states years to implement a response, a strong response must be offered to disincentivize such conduct now and in future election cycles.

But I still hope we can all step back from the brink.

Indeed,

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