马里兰州民主党以公平及共和党对投票权的关注为由, 要求提前重新划分选区以获得席位。 Maryland Democrats push for early redistricting to gain a seat, citing fairness and Republican voting rights concerns.

马里兰民主代表Steny Hoyer和Jamie Raskin正在敦促州立法机构重新划定国会区界,以确保增加一个民主党席位, Maryland Democratic Representatives Steny Hoyer and Jamie Raskin are urging the state legislature to redraw congressional district boundaries to secure an additional Democratic seat, citing concerns over Republican efforts to undermine voting rights and democratic fairness. 他们的推动是在州长韦斯·摩尔成立选区重新划分咨询委员会之后进行的，尽管参议院议长比尔·弗格森反对立即进行更改，担心法院的挑战可能会使新地图无效。 Their push follows Governor Wes Moore’s creation of a redistricting advisory commission, though Senate President Bill Ferguson opposes immediate changes, fearing court challenges could invalidate new maps. 目前的2022年地图尽管取得了全州范围的民主胜利,但给一名共和党议员很大空间,在2030年人口普查之后,通常不会修订。 The current 2022 map, which gives a Republican congressman a large margin despite statewide Democratic victories, would normally not be revised until after the 2030 Census. Hoyer和Raskin认为,重新划分选区是合法和捍卫民主所必须的,指出得克萨斯州和佛罗里达州等其他州也正在采取类似的步骤,并强调任何法院的拒绝都会允许立法机构重新绘制地图。 Hoyer and Raskin argue redistricting is lawful and necessary to defend democracy, noting other states like Texas and Florida are taking similar steps, and emphasizing that any court rejection would allow the legislature to redraw the map.