The highly anticipated process that will shape the political futures of dozens of current and would-be elected officials is not yet visible to the public.
A general redistricting timeline outlined on the General Assembly website indicates that the Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Committee would be formed in April or May and that the panel would conduct public hearings beginning in late spring.
But as of Thursday, a redistricting committee had not been appointed, and it remains unclear whether one will be established for the redrawing of congressional boundaries, a process that will be conducted separately from legislative redistricting because the 2012 primary election will be held in April in Maryland.
There are no statutory requirements for creating an advisory commission or holding public hearings for the congressional reapportionment plan. The state constitution mandates public hearings only for the legislative redistricting plan, which will be introduced on the first day of the 2012 General Assembly session.
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