Make our victory count!
Tell Baltimore County Council:
NO APPEAL using taxpayer funds!
The people of Baltimore County are now 48 percent people of color, and 30 percent Black, so according to the Voting Rights Act, we should have at least 2 majority-Black districts! That’s why, when the Baltimore County Council passed a district map in which 6 of 7 districts were kept majority or plurality white (which makes it easier for them to get re-elected), the ACLU of Maryland, Baltimore County NAACP and others sued–and WON.
The judge ruled that Baltimore County Council must draw a new map that complies with the Voting Rights Act by March 8.
Unfortunately, the Baltimore County Council has hired an expensive law firm and has indicated that it may appeal the court’s decision. This would be a waste of our hard-won tax dollars (check out this list of what the $850,000 or more the Council has agreed to pay their law firm could buy for our county!), a violation of our civil rights, and a shameful amplification of the nationwide assault on the voting rights of Black and Brown voters. Let’s make sure they do the right thing instead!
-The Baltimore County Coalition for Fair Maps
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Email the Baltimore County Council
Copy the message below (or make it your own!) and click the button below to paste it into an email to the Baltimore County Council.
“I am a constituent and am concerned that the Baltimore County Council may intend to spend more taxpayer dollars defending a district map that a federal judge says violates the Voting Rights Act. Please don’t waste more of our hard-earned public funds and add to more delays and voter confusion! I urge you to issue an immediate public statement agreeing that you will pursue NO APPEAL using OUR taxpayer dollars. It’s time to comply with the Voting Rights Act and deliver your constituents the district map we deserve.”
Sign the Petition
“The Baltimore County redistricting lines were racially biased and illegal, and now a judge just ruled the County Council’s redistricting plan violates the Voting Rights Act.”
“The Council’s recommendation of a single Black super-majority district was a mistake they must rectify now – and you can help.”
Call the Baltimore County Council
Call the Baltimore County Council and leave a message.
Sample message: “I am a constituent and am concerned that the Baltimore County Council may intend to spend more taxpayer dollars defending a district map that a federal judge says violates the Voting Rights Act. Please don’t waste more of our hard-earned public funds and add to more delays and voter confusion! I urge you to issue an immediate public statement agreeing that you will pursue NO APPEAL using OUR taxpayer dollars. It’s time to comply with the Voting Rights Act and deliver your constituents the district map we deserve.”
“At every stage of this process, the community has been engaged, vocal, persistent, and timely in pushing the Baltimore County Council to do the right thing. These community voices, strengthened by Judge Griggsby’s order today, are calling on Baltimore County leaders to be better than Alabama, to create districts that value the voices and representation of all residents. It’s time for Baltimore County leaders to stop wasting taxpayer money defending an indefensible plan that dilutes the voices of Black voters and refuses to embrace the strong diversity of the County.”
-ACLU of Maryland
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Baltimore County Council must immediately issue a statement that they will accept the court’s decision and draw a NEW MAP with 2 majority-Black districts. NO APPEAL using OUR taxpayer dollars! bit.ly/BaltCofairmaps
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