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John Fritze and Annie Linskey, The Baltimore Sun: Congressional redistricting set for final debate


Congressional redistricting set for final debate

After clearing Senate, map heads to the House


By John Fritze and Annie Linskey, The Baltimore Sun October 18, 2011
Maryland's House of Delegates is poised to give final approval Wednesday to Gov. Martin O'Malley's plan to redraw the state's eight congressional districts, but not before lawmakers engage in a final showdown over the controversial map.
Despite objections over how the new map treats minority voters in the Washington suburbs, the measure has sailed through this week's special session of the General Assembly without significant opposition or delay. Republican House leaders said they plan to offer a robust debate Wednesday, even if it appears Democrats have enough support to advance the plan.
"I would strongly disagree with the fact that if you think you don't have the votes, let's just move on and not have the debate," said Del. Anthony O'Donnell, the House Republican leader from Southern Maryland. "Part of the creation of the legislative record is the debate."
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The proposed map would pack Democratic voters into the Western Maryland district long held by Republican Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett, creating an opportunity for Democrats to control seven of eight members of the state's congressional delegation. Some critics say mapmakers accomplished the goal by splitting blacks, Hispanics and Asians into multiple districts, diluting their voting power.
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Republicans in the House expect to offer three proposals to change the map, O'Donnell said. A handful of Democrats plan to offer an alternative proposal supported by Rep. Donna F. Edwards, a Prince George's Democrat who has become one of the most vocal critics of O'Malley's proposal.
 John Fritze and Annie Linskey, The Baltimore Sun: Congressional redistricting set for final debate

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