马里兰州最高法院批准民主党支持的国会选区重划宪法修正案列入11月选票

马里兰州最高法院周四裁定，一项民主党支持的国会选区重划宪法修正案必须在11月的投票中列入选票，推翻了此前两份阻止其提交投票人的下级法院判决。1该修正案若获批准，将允许民主党人为2028年选举绘制新的国会选区。1

下级法院曾以未遵守7月1日截止日期和15天公众评议期的理由进行裁决。1共和党律师声称选票措辞存在误导性且违反单一议题要求，最高法院拒绝了多主体论证但同意措辞误导，因此要求修改选票摘要措辞。1

这项修正案不会改变今年中期选举的投票区域，但若获批准，可能为2028年选举带来变化。1目前民主党已控制马里兰州8个美国众议院席位中的7个。1

Maryland's highest court ruled on Thursday that a Democratic-backed constitutional amendment on congressional redistricting must appear on the November ballot, overturning two lower court decisions that had previously blocked its submission to voters 1. The amendment, if approved, would authorize Democrats to redraw the state's congressional districts for the 2028 election with the goal of securing all eight U.S. House seats 1.

The court rejected arguments from Republican attorneys that the ballot language violated single-subject requirements, though it did agree that the wording needed revision 1. Lower courts had previously blocked the measure based on claims that it failed to meet a July 1 deadline and did not allow for a required 15-day public comment period 1. The amendment would overturn the foundation of a 2022 court decision that had rejected a prior Democratic redistricting plan citing "extreme partisan geographic division" 1. Currently, Democrats hold seven of Maryland's eight congressional seats 1.