Maryland Senate leader calls latest redistricting effort from House a nonstarter
House Democrats vowed to press ahead with an amended Senate bill that is their attempt to salvage some type of legislative win on redistricting this session, even as a Senate leader says the effort is dead on arrival.
The issue could come to a head Thursday when House Republicans will try to derail the amended version of Senate Bill 5, a bill that would call for special elections to fill legislative vacancies instead of the current system of appointments.
The bill was quietly amended Tuesday to include language smoothing the way for future congressional redistricting efforts. The Senate sponsor of the bill said the House amendments will effectively kill the measure, but House lawmakers are not backing down.
“I know that people have theories and rumors about whether this is alive or dead, but this is 100% … a live bill, a live language and a live issue until sine die,” said House Majority Leader Del. David Moon (D-Montgomery).
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