EASTERN SHORE, W. MARYLAND VOTE “NO” ON QUESTION THREE

Maryland voters approved ballot Question 3 on redistricting during Tuesday’s election, but the parts of the state that could be most impacted rejected the measure. Of the state’s 23 counties and Baltimore, only seven counties and the city voted in favor of the measure. Sixteen counties, including all of those on the Eastern Shore, voted no to changing the way the state sets congressional district boundaries by no longer requiring districts be compact and contiguous. First District Republican Congressman Andy Harris is concerned that changing the boundaries could make the district more Democratic and less in touch with the issues important to Eastern Shore voters.