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Maryland Question 3 Faces 53% Opposition in Poll

By Drooid · Oct 8, 2026, 1:02 AM UTC · How we work

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Poll shows majority opposition

Maryland voters will decide Question 3, a constitutional amendment on congressional redistricting, in the November 3, 2026 election.
Governor Wes Moore urged voters to approve the amendment, saying district-drawing power belongs to people, not President Donald Trump.
A UMBC poll of 776 likely voters (Sept 22-27) showed 53 % oppose and 25 % support the amendment (±3.5 % margin).
Eighty-three percent of likely voters said partisan district drawing is a major problem for American democracy.

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Ballot wording confusion

Maryland voters will decide on Question 3, a constitutional amendment on congressional redistricting, in the November 3, 2026 election.
Polls reveal voters worry the amendment could aid Democrats in redrawing congressional districts, noting the Democratic-controlled General Assembly confined compact-district limits to state legislative maps.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County poll found 53% oppose, 25% support, 19% undecided.
Poll director Mileah Kromer said ballot language drafted by the Maryland Supreme Court confuses voters.

Blindspot

In August, the Democratic-controlled Maryland General Assembly approved a constitutional amendment that would restrict compact-district requirements to state legislative maps, leaving congressional maps exempt.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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Historical Context

The 1962 Supreme Court ruling in Baker v. Carr, authored by Chief Justice Earl Warren, made redistricting a justiciable issue and sparked the “one-person-one-vote” era cemented by Reynolds v. Sims (1964). Maryland General Assembly’s 2024 redistricting reform, funded with $12 million, follows that legacy, and Question 3 on the 2026 ballot now seeks to lock citizen control of congressional maps.

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Poll shows majority opposition

Maryland voters will decide Question 3, a constitutional amendment on congressional redistricting, in the November 3, 2026 election.
Governor Wes Moore urged voters to approve the amendment, saying district-drawing power belongs to people, not President Donald Trump.
A UMBC poll of 776 likely voters (Sept 22-27) showed 53 % oppose and 25 % support the amendment (±3.5 % margin).
Eighty-three percent of likely voters said partisan district drawing is a major problem for American democracy.

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