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\r\n\r\nAnnapolis, MD\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\u2014 Common Cause Maryland is calling out a glaring lack of transparency from the Governor\u2019s Redistricting Advisory Commission, which decided to move forward with mid-decade redistricting today despite failing to release any proposed maps to the public.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe\u00a0good government group says Marylanders were asked to weigh in on mid-decade redistricting without knowing how this process would\u00a0impact\u00a0their communities.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\n\u201cMarylanders\u00a0deserve to know how new maps would\u00a0impact their\u00a0representation before they\u00a0were asked\u00a0to support or oppose mid-decade redistricting,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>said Joanne Antoine, Common Cause's Maryland Executive Director.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0unfair to ask voters to comment on what they\u00a0can't\u00a0see.\u00a0Ultimately, this\u00a0is\u00a0about\u00a0transparency;\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0about whether\u00a0redistricting\u00a0happens in the light of day or behind closed doors.\u00a0The\u00a0commission should\u00a0immediately\u00a0release any maps\u00a0under consideration\u00a0so the public can provide meaningful input, instead of putting the burden on\u00a0members of the public to draw their own maps during the holidays.\u201d\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe commission has convened five times already without publishing a proposed map for public comment or review \u2013 a pattern that raises serious concerns about the commission\u2019s commitment to public engagement and transparency. Tonight\u2019s meeting may have also violated Open Meetings Laws for failing to provide adequate public notice.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nCommon Cause does not endorse partisan gerrymandering. Common Cause created its fairness criteria for mid-decade redistricting as a national framework to guide states as they navigate President Trump\u2019s war on fair voting maps.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nTo read more about Common Cause\u2019s fairness criteria,\u00a0click here<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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