New Legislative Map Becomes Law

The balance of legislative power in Maryland tips farther away from Baltimore under the new legislative boundaries that quietly became law Friday.

The city loses two of its 18 delegates and will have to share a senator with Baltimore County under the map, drawn by Gov. Martin O'Malley. It became law Friday, the 45th day of the General Assembly session, because lawmakers, as expected, took no action to change it.

The map adds two majority African-American districts to the 47-member state Senate and creates the state's first majority Hispanic House of Delegates district.

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