From State Sen. J.B. Jennings: UPDATE ON THE 2016 GENERAL ASSEMBLY ACTIONS We are entering the 5th week of the 2016 Legislative Session. To date, roughly 40% of the record 3400 bill requests have been filed. Below are a few pieces of legislation that have been dropped, as well as other issues that are being […]
Sen. Jacobs: “This Self-Serving Redistricting Map is a Total Disservice to Voters”
From Sen. Nancy Jacobs: On this Election Day you will be deciding much more than your choice of a candidate when you enter the polls. It’s been hard not to notice the advertising blitz on ballot issues also being decided November 6th. But, there is one ballot question that has not received as much attention […]
“Shadowy Subject of Electoral Redistricting” Exposed in Gerrymandering Movie; Screening Tuesday at Harford Community College
From the League of Women Voters of Harford County: Gerrymandering, the movie, is an illustrated civics lesson that makes the complicated, shadowy subject of electoral redistricting into a political hot topic. The movie will be shown at 6:00pm on Tuesday, November 22 in Edgewood Hall Room 132 at Harford Community College. Sponsored by the League […]
Sharretts: Redistricting – My Lines? Your Lines? Or Constitutionally-True Lines?
From Cindy Sharretts: As long as voter registration data and election results are used for redistricting, district boundaries will be drawn, to some degree, to achieve calculated election outcomes. Though a Maryland tradition, that practice is not a scenario for honest elections and in Maryland it is an unconstitutional practice. Our Declaration of Independence acknowledges […]
Sen. Jennings: “Expressing Your Outrage Over This Monstrous Gerrymandering is My Priority in the Upcoming Special Session”
From the office of Sen. J.B. Jennings: Redistricting 2011: A Rigged Game In less than one week, I will be back in Annapolis for a special session to handle redistricting. If you haven’t seen the proposed maps from the Governor’s appointed redistricting commission, you can view them here. The maps are accompanied by an explanation […]
Harford Campaign for Liberty: “Current Democratic Plans to Redraw the Congressional District Maps Would Gerrymander Republicans to be Competitive in Only One Congressional District”
From the Harford Campaign for Liberty: When discussing Gerrymandering, Maryland is often referenced. Three of the most Gerrymandered congressional districts in the entire United States are found here in our home State. “Gerrymander” means to draw district boundaries to advantage one group over another. Here’s a couple of examples of Gerrymandered districts: These districts were […]
