A court challenge to its new state legislative district map has placed Maryland in “uncharted territory” on whether the primary election can be held on June 28 as scheduled, a state lawyer said Thursday.
State Board of Elections officials “are losing sleep right now thinking about how they’re going to deal with whatever emerges” from the case, Assistant Attorney General Andrea Trento said at a Maryland Court of Appeals hearing.
Three Republican state delegates and others are challenging the legality of the General Assembly-approved map of district boundaries for delegates and state senators. The three delegates say the maps were unfairly drawn to favor Democrats and don’t abide by Maryland constitutional guidelines.
