Where Gov. Moore stands on Question 3.

Oct. 26

Moore’s campaign put $500,000 behind a TV and digital ad for Question 3 featuring Barack Obama, on top of the ad below, NBC News reported on Oct. 27.

Source: NBC News, Amid 2028 speculation, Wes Moore urges Marylanders to back him on redistricting, Oct. 27, 2026; CBS Baltimore, Wes Moore rallies support for Question 3, Oct. 26, 2026

Oct. 26

Moore spoke at a Fight Back Maryland rally in Bowie, with other Democratic leaders. He said:

“we are now prepared in this moment to make sure that we are fighting back”

Reported by CBS Baltimore and Fox 5 DC.

Source: CBS Baltimore, Wes Moore rallies support for Question 3, Oct. 26, 2026; Fox 5 DC, Moore pushes Question 3 as early voting continues, Oct. 26, 2026

Oct. 22

At the early voting center in Silver Spring on the first day of early voting, Moore said:

“Question 3 is about making sure that Marylanders are in charge of our democracy and not Washington, D.C. and not [Republican President] Donald Trump.”

The words in brackets are Maryland Matters’.

Source: Maryland Matters, first day of early voting, Oct. 23, 2026

Oct. 20

Moore’s reelection campaign moved reelection ads in the Washington, D.C. media market over to an ad for Question 3. The Washington Post put the switch at roughly $750,000. NBC News put the campaign’s spending on that ad at $700,000. The ad features Moore, Rep. Steny Hoyer, Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, and other Maryland Democrats.

Source: The Washington Post, Moore switches campaign ads to promote redistricting, Oct. 20, 2026; NBC News, Amid 2028 speculation, Wes Moore urges Marylanders to back him on redistricting, Oct. 27, 2026

Aug. 5

Moore signed House Bill 2100, which put the amendment on the ballot. His office’s release quotes him:

“I look forward to working together to pass the amendment with a strong YES vote in November.”

Source: Governor’s office, release on signing House Bill 2100, Aug. 5, 2026

Jan.

“if the rest of the country is going to go through a process of determining whether or not they have fair mass [sic] in a mid-decade process, then so will the state of Maryland.”

Gov. Wes Moore, January 2026

Said at The Daily Record’s Eye on Annapolis event, as Maryland Matters reported it on Jan. 21, 2026. “[sic]” marks the spelling as the report printed it.

Source: Maryland Matters, commission recommends map concept, Jan. 21, 2026

Jan. 21

“Arrogant and corrupt Republicans started this battle. Democrats will end it.”

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

A statement after the governor’s redistricting commission voted for a map concept. Maryland Matters, Jan. 21, 2026.

Source: Maryland Matters, commission recommends map concept, Jan. 21, 2026

April 29

On the day the U.S. Supreme Court decided Louisiana v. Callais, the governor’s office released a statement on the court’s Voting Rights Act decision. In it, Moore said:

“Maryland has a fundamental responsibility to meet this moment.”

Gov. Wes Moore’s office

The statement ties the decision to mid-decade maps in other states, and to the Maryland Voting Rights Act he signed that week. Maryland Matters names the case and the date.

Source: Governor’s office, statement on the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act decision, April 29, 2026; Maryland Matters, Ferguson opens the door to redistricting, May 22, 2026

May 22

“I think they were watching our democracy being robbed in front of our faces, and I think Maryland needs to be able to respond.”

“We are watching how states around the country are blowing up their entire process to rig the rules.”

Gov. Wes Moore, May 22, 2026

Told Maryland Matters during a stop in Western Maryland.

Source: Maryland Matters, Ferguson opens the door to redistricting, May 22, 2026

Oct.

Asked by The Daily Record whether he plans to pursue congressional redistricting if the question passes, Moore said he is “for national redistricting reform” and that “there is no map attached to” the referendum.

Gov. Wes Moore, October 2026

Source: The Daily Record, Question 3 referendum nets almost $2.3M, Oct. 26, 2026

Website

“They started it, and Maryland needs to fight back.”

Fight Back MD, the committee backing Question 3

From the committee’s website, fightbackmd.com.

Source: Fight Back MD

Oct. 26

“If it’s wrong for another state to do it, then it’s wrong for us to do it.”

Dan Cox, the Republican nominee for governor

CBS Baltimore, Oct. 26, 2026.

Source: CBS Baltimore, Wes Moore rallies support for Question 3, Oct. 26, 2026

Oct. 26

“the way I think we stand up to Donald Trump is to not act like Donald Trump.”

Colin Pascal, co-founder of Protect Maryland Votes

Fox 5 DC, Oct. 26, 2026.

Source: Fox 5 DC, Moore pushes Question 3 as early voting continues, Oct. 26, 2026

Oct. 27

“This is about total power and nothing more.”

Doug Mayer, spokesman for Protect Maryland Votes

Said in reply to Rep. Steny Hoyer’s remarks after the Bowie rally. Maryland Matters, Oct. 27, 2026.

Source: Maryland Matters, Democrats at the Question 3 rally, Oct. 27, 2026

Aug. 19–Oct. 18

Fight Back MD, a ballot-issue committee that backs Question 3, reported raising about $2.28 million in that period.

Source: The Daily Record, Question 3 referendum nets almost $2.3M, Oct. 26, 2026

Aug. 19–Oct. 18

About $1.4 million of it came from federal political action committees. That includes $800,000 from the PAC affiliated with the Democratic Governors Association and $500,000 from Democracy PAC.

The FEC’s record shows Democracy PAC’s $500,000 on Oct. 14.

Source: The Daily Record, Question 3 referendum nets almost $2.3M, Oct. 26, 2026; FEC filing: Democracy PAC, $500,000 on Oct. 14, 2026

Oct.

The Post and NBC describe the Question 3 ads above as paid for by Moore’s own campaign. This site found no source that says whether his campaign committee gave money to Fight Back MD, so it says nothing either way.

Source: The Washington Post, Moore switches campaign ads to promote redistricting, Oct. 20, 2026; NBC News, Amid 2028 speculation, Wes Moore urges Marylanders to back him on redistricting, Oct. 27, 2026