Maryland Question 3, the Provide That Nothing in State Constitution Establishes Criteria for Congressional Redistricting Amendment, was on the ballot in Maryland as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.[1][2] Question 3 was approved.
A “yes” vote supported amending the Maryland Constitution concerning congressional redistricting to:
- provide that constitutional requirements — including contiguity, compactness, and equal population — apply only to state legislative districts, not congressional districts;
- allow the General Assembly to grant the Supreme Court of Maryland original jurisdiction over challenges to congressional redistricting plans; and
- provide that the Maryland Constitution establishes no criteria for congressional district boundaries.
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| A “no” vote opposed amending the Maryland Constitution concerning congressional redistricting, leaving unchanged the constitutional language that the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County held in 2022 applied the state’s districting requirements to congressional districts.
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