Maryland voters will decide Question 3 on November 3, 2026, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment clarifying that state redistricting criteria for compactness, contiguity, and political boundaries apply only to legislative districts, not congressional ones, while authorizing Supreme Court original jurisdiction over congressional plans. The measure emerged from an August 2026 special session after Democrats sought flexibility amid national mid-decade redistricting efforts. Recent UMBC polling shows 53% opposition among likely voters versus 25% support, with independents and Republicans driving resistance over concerns about expanded legislative map-drawing authority. The Maryland Supreme Court’s September ruling cleared the revised ballot language after lower-court challenges, creating a tight contest where campaign messaging on partisan balance and voter turnout in the final weeks could shift outcomes either way.