**Maryland Question 3, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, cleared its final legal hurdle on September 3, 2026, when the state Supreme Court reversed a lower-court ruling and placed it on the November 3 ballot.** The measure clarifies that existing state constitutional standards for compactness, contiguity, equal population, and natural boundaries apply only to state legislative districts, not congressional ones, while authorizing the General Assembly to grant the Supreme Court original jurisdiction over congressional redistricting challenges. Democratic majorities in both chambers passed it during an August special session (House 96-38, Senate 32-13), with Governor Wes Moore’s support, in response to national redistricting dynamics. The amendment does not enact a new map but removes state-level barriers that previously blocked mid-decade congressional changes. In a state where Democrats already hold seven of eight U.S. House seats, the ballot language and institutional backing create a strong path to voter approval, producing the current trader consensus reflected in the 70% Yes price. No major opposing polling or organized campaign developments have emerged since the court decision.