Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) could finally get the mid-decade redistricting he’s long championed to counter similar efforts by Republican-led states, but it won’t be in the fashion or timeline he envisioned.

In an about-face and in the aftermath of a grueling primary, Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson, a Democrat, will support a special legislative session in August to consider a constitutional amendment for mid-decade redistricting. Initial opponents like himself say the move would bolster a new congressional map against legal scrutiny, but it comes with caveats.