Special Magistrate Wilner denied the case to throwout and redraw the legislative district maps in Maryland for 2022. Now the case heads to the Court of Appeals.
A Hearing is scheduled for April 13th:
Special Magistrate releases Report; Court of Appeals of Maryland issues supplement to initial scheduling order in state legislative districting cases
Hearing on April 13thhttps://t.co/Gb9Bm1bySV#MDPolitics pic.twitter.com/SezqVKBrk7
— Carroll County Observer (@CarrollObserver) April 5, 2022
Just as a reminder…the candidate filing deadline is April 15th:
Given that “Time” was part of the denial the first time around the timing of the case might seal its fate (see images and links in tweets below)
The issue of "Time" was noted in Special Magistrate Wilner’s Report as part of the denial.https://t.co/sIBVqUS7VJ pic.twitter.com/5bjxdvebL1
— Carroll County Observer (@CarrollObserver) April 5, 2022
For those curious what the new maps mean for Carroll County, there is a breakdown on Scott E’s Blog from back in December of 2021: https://scotteblog.com/2021/12/21/carroll-county-districts-in-the-md-legislative-redistricting-advisory-commission-proposed-legislative-map/