EXCLUSIVE: A new lawsuit set to be filed in Maryland seeks to block a redistricting amendment backed by Democrat Gov.Wes Moore from appearing on the November ballot, arguing state officials advanced the measure after the state's own legislative analysts concluded the statutory deadline for certifying ballot questions had already passed.The complaint, filed Thursday night in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court by the conservative watchdog group Oversight Project, and reviewed by Fox News Digital, argues that HB 2100 could not lawfully reach voters because Maryland's July 1 deadline for certifying statewide ballot questions expired more than a month before lawmakers convened a special session to approve the proposal.The Oversight Project, which filed the lawsuit alongside Republican lawmakers, argues approval of the amendment could pave the way for an 8-0 Democratic congressional delegation.
HB 2100 would ask voters to amend the Maryland Constitution so state constitutional standards governing compactness and boundaries would no longer apply to congressional districts.The Oversight Project describes itself as working "to expose and root out corruption in government, among elected officials, and in our most influential organizations to ensure power resides with the American People."SUPREME COURT DEALS BLOW TO VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS IN FIGHT OVER STATE COURT ELECTION MAP RULINGThe complaint alleges Democratic sponsors characterized the amendment as merely "technical" in the Maryland House.(Getty, File)Its filing points to a Department of Legislative Services fiscal note stating that "the new statutory deadline of July 1 for certification of ballot questions" had already passed.
The fiscal note also states that election officials were required to publicly post the full text of a proposed constitutional amendment at least 90 days before Election Day.According to the complaint, lawmakers then added the phrase "notwithstanding any other provision of law" to HB 2100 less than an...