MD-03

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MD-03 is the commonly used abbreviation for Maryland's 3rd congressional district, a U.S. House of Representatives district located in the state of Maryland.

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MD-03 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maryland congressional district
United States congressional district
abbreviation MD-03
alsoKnownAs Maryland's 3rd congressional district
belongsToSystem United States House district numbering system
chamber United States House of Representatives
classification single-member congressional district
country United States of America
createdForPurpose representation in the U.S. House of Representatives
electoralUnitOf United States federal elections
elects one voting member of the U.S. House of Representatives
electsOffice Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
federalDistrictNumber 3
governingLaw United States Constitution
federal apportionment and redistricting statutes
governmentalBodyType congressional district
hasBallotAccessRulesSetBy State of Maryland
linked to: Maryland
hasConstituents citizens and residents living within its boundaries
hasElections biennial U.S. House elections
hasElectorate voters residing within its boundaries in Maryland
hasGovernmentFunction electing a U.S. Representative
hasOfficialLanguage English (de facto)
hasRepresentationIn lower house of the United States Congress
hasRepresentationRatio approximately equal population to other U.S. House districts
hasTypeOfConstituency geographic
isApportionedOnBasisOf population as measured by the U.S. census
isDefinedBy Maryland redistricting maps enacted by state law
isNumberedDistrictWithinState 3
isOneOf 435 U.S. congressional districts
isPoliticalGeographicEntity yes
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
legislativeBody United States Congress
levelOfGovernment national
locatedIn Mid-Atlantic region of the United States
linked to: Mid-Atlantic states
numberOfRepresentatives 1
partOf U.S. congressional districts
politicalSubdivisionOf State of Maryland
linked to: Maryland
redistrictedAfter each decennial United States census
representationLevel federal
represents residents of parts of the state of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives
state Maryland
subdivisionOf Maryland congressional delegation
subjectTo Maryland election law
federal Voting Rights Act
termLengthOfRepresentative 2 years
usesVotingSystem first-past-the-post

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