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Sunday, July 24, 2011

Redistricting Public Hearings Begin in Maryland

HANCOCK - Maryland lawmakers were urged Saturday to draw district lines that "make sense," as a panel on legislative redistricting heard public comments in a process leading up to a special session to redraw congressional districts in October.

The hearing, which lasted about 30 minutes, was attended by only about 50 people and drew only five speakers.

Elizabeth Paul, chair of the Washington County Democratic Central Committee, urged the panel to reconfigure the state's 6th congressional district to make it more unified.

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