wbaltv.com: https://www.wbaltv.com/article/redistricting-maryland-senate-president-special-session-possible/71403054

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Published: Tuesday, May 26, 2026

About-face: Ferguson considers special session for redistricting Skip to content NOWCAST WBAL-TV 11 News Tonight Live Now Menu Search News Policies News Local News National News Consumer News Investigates Data Journalism Entertainment Health 11 TV Hill News We Love Get The Facts Project Community Upload Weather Radar Closings Map Room Webcams Traffic Politics Sports Olympics Contests Advertise with WBAL About Contact Very Local Titan TV Guide News Team Internships Editorials MeTV Baltimore Privacy Notice Terms of Use SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL Weather Search Press enter to search Type to Search Search location by ZIP code ZIP Advertisement About-face: Maryland Senate president now explores possibility of special session for redistricting Ferguson: "The rules have changed ... Maryland must respond

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About-face: Ferguson considers special session for redistricting Skip to content NOWCAST WBAL-TV 11 News Tonight Live Now Menu Search News Policies News Local News National News Consumer News Investigates Data Journalism Entertainment Health 11 TV Hill News We Love Get The Facts Project Community Upload Weather Radar Closings Map Room Webcams Traffic Politics Sports Olympics Contests Advertise with WBAL About Contact Very Local Titan TV Guide News Team Internships Editorials MeTV Baltimore Privacy Notice Terms of Use SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL Weather Search Press enter to search Type to Search Search location by ZIP code ZIP Advertisement About-face: Maryland Senate president now explores possibility of special session for redistricting Ferguson: "The rules have changed ... Maryland must respond as the ground shifts under us." About-face: Maryland Senate president now explores possibility of special session for redistricting Ferguson: "The rules have changed ... Maryland must respond as the ground shifts under us." SO, DAVID, WHAT PROMPTED THE SENATE PRESIDENT TO HAVE A SHIFT OF OPINION? WELL, THE SENATE PRESIDENT CITES THE APRIL 29TH SUPREME COURT DECISION TO GUT A KEY PROVISION OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT AS A GAME CHANGER. THE SENATE PRESIDENT IS NOT YET TALKING ABOUT REDRAWING CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS, BUT RATHER ADDRESSING ANY CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT HOW THEY’RE DRAWN. AN ABOUT FACE FOR SENATE PRESIDENT BILL FERGUSON. HE SAYS HE’S CHANGED HIS MIND ABOUT REDISTRICTING BECAUSE THE U.S. SUPREME COURT CHANGED THE RULES. THE HIGH COURT KNOCKED OUT A KEY PROVISION IN THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT THAT PROTECTED AGAINST RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN VOTING AND REPRESENTATION, BEING THAT THE SUPREME COURT IS RIGHT WING. AND IT STRUCK DOWN THE DECISION THAT HELPED MY ANCESTORS GET THE ACCURATE COUNT. IT’S DISHEARTENING FOR THE FUTURE. SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST KEEP IT TO THE POINT WHERE I’M LIKE, ALL RIGHT, HOPEFULLY THIS PRIMARY PEOPLE UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO VOTE. IN A STATEMENT ISSUED FRIDAY, THE SENATE PRESIDENT WRITES MARYLAND MUST RESPOND AS THE GROUND SHIFTS UNDER US. I AM AN 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 DECISION, WITH THE AIM OF PUTTING THIS BEFORE MARYLAND VOTERS IN NOVEMBER. THE SENATE PRESIDENT IS REFERENCING A 2022 DECISION BY A MARYLAND JUDGE. SHE THREW OUT A MARYLAND REDISTRICTING MAP ON THE GROUNDS IT WAS NOT COMPACT NOR GAVE REGARD TO NATURAL BOUNDARIES, SHE CONTINUED. IT DID NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE BOUNDARIES OF CITIES AND COUNTIES. HE SAYS HE WOULD CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION TO REMOVE THAT LANGUAGE CITED BY THE JUDGE. THE MAP WAS REDRAWN AND DEMOCRATS DROPPED THEIR APPEAL. YEAH, I THINK, YEAH, THEY CAN TAKE ANOTHER LOOK BECAUSE I THINK EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO AT LEAST BE CONSIDERED. GOVERNOR MOORE, REACTING TO THE SENATE PRESIDENT’S CHANGE OF MIND, RECENTLY, TOL

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