Judge Blocks Dems Redistricting Referendum Barred From MD Ballots

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Democrats suffered another election loss this week with November’s midterm elections quickly approaching.

Maryland Republicans scored a major courtroom victory Wednesday after a judge blocked a Democrat-backed constitutional amendment on congressional redistricting from appearing on the November ballot.

The decision throws another obstacle in front of an effort that could ultimately threaten the state’s lone Republican member of Congress.

Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge Robert J. Thompson ruled that the Maryland State Board of Elections cannot place the proposed redistricting question before voters this fall.

The decision, however, is unlikely to be the final word.

The state can appeal the ruling, potentially allowing the referendum to return to the ballot, while a separate lawsuit challenging the same proposal remains pending in Dorchester County.