Redistricting revisited - gazette.net

Perhaps the most important — and entertaining — political exercise of the year is congressional redistricting, a process that began to take shape with the census count last spring. Gov. Martin O'Malley is expected to name a redistricting advisory committee in days.

The U.S. Constitution and the state constitution require Maryland to redraw its congressional (and legislative) district lines every 10 years, after the decennial census numbers come out, to reflect one person, one vote. The ideal size for each of the state's eight congressional districts is 721,529 residents....

...From west to east, the 6th District spans heavily Republican Garrett County to northern Harford County. Prior to 1992, the district had a strong presence in Montgomery County and Democratic representation.

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