Maryland owns one distinction that the League of Women Voters wishes the state would lose: It is perhaps the most gerrymandered state in the union. Gerrymandering is defined as the drawing of voting districts, such as for the U.S. House of Representatives, for political advantage.
The state’s unfair voting districts were regretted in recent articles by the Huffington Post and the Washington Post. In December, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Bethesda resident’s right to sue Maryland over the issue. The voter claimed his vote is weakened, and therefore his views under-represented, by the current voting map.
Nancy Soreng, co-president of the Maryland League of Women Voters, will address “Taming the Maryland Gerrymander” on Wednesday, April 20, at the annual meeting of the Kent County League. “We’re glad these respected journalists agree with us. Maryland’s eight Congressional districts are all safe for one party, with Democrats controlling seven of them,” Soreng said. “This issue has proven to be just about the toughest in Maryland to find some traction.”
Non-League members are encouraged to attend the illustrated presentation, expected to begin about 1 p.m., at no charge in the parish hall of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, on Cross Street near High Street, in Chestertown.
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