A state cannot execute a partisan mid-decade redistricting plan without establishing an explicit state constitutional mandate.
Ambitious attempts to redraw electoral maps mid-cycle face immediate judicial blocks unless state political organizations first pass constitutional amendments explicitly validating mid-decade changes.
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Colorado's high court threw out a mid-cycle redistricting attempt because it failed to secure a valid constitutional mechanism under the single-subject rule.
Maryland legislative leaders are pushing a state constitutional amendment to bypass barriers and authorize midcycle congressional line-drawing.
Maryland Democratic leaders are attempting a constitutional bypass to execute an aggressive midcycle redrawing of congressional districts.
Maryland Democratic leaders are scheduling a special session to amend the state constitution because current limits prevent mid-decade redistricting.