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Two members of Hogan's redistricting commission resign after failing to meet requirements for panel.
'Two members of Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s redistricting commission resigned after The Baltimore Sun asked questions about whether their participation in the body redrawing Maryland’s congressional districts violated state rules.
The move came as the commission voted unanimously Friday to adopt a proposed map for the 6th Congressional District, which stretches from Montgomery County to Western Maryland. A federal court ruled in November that Maryland Democrats unconstitutionally gerrymandered that district in 2011 to benefit their party, prompting Hogan to appoint the emergency commission.'>>>
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-redistricting-panel-20190301-story.html?