Dem opposition nixes GOP fix for Ohio redistricting glitch
3 years, 8 months ago

Dem opposition nixes GOP fix for Ohio redistricting glitch

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s Republican legislative leaders abandoned plans Wednesday for a fast-moving constitutional amendment that would have allowed deadlines for making state political maps to be extended due to pandemic-related delays in the 2020 census. “The real question is, if the data and the other things that need to be done can’t be done by Sept. 15, what happens?” Senate Democratic Leader Kenny Yuko and House Democratic Leader Emilia Sykes have said they preferred asking the Ohio Supreme Court to extend the deadlines — a strategy pursued in some other states — over amending the Ohio Constitution. At issue are constitutionally mandated deadlines for drawing a new, 10-year map for Ohio General Assembly districts under a new, more bipartisan system adopting by Ohio voters, as well as a new 10-year congressional map. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is pursuing legal action to try to get census data sooner and Fair Districts Ohio, a coalition of voter rights groups, has suggested that another alternative would be to move the 2022 primary from May to June to give candidates additional time with the new maps.

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Ohio’s Anti-Gerrymandering Ballot Measure Fails
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2 months ago

Ohio’s Anti-Gerrymandering Ballot Measure Fails

Huff Post  

An Ohio ballot measure to reform the state’s redistricting process with a constitutional amendment failed, meaning the power to draw congressional and state legislative districts will remain in the hands of politicians. The ballot measure, known as Issue 1, proposed a state constitutional amendment to replace Ohio’s current map-drawing body, the Republican-dominated Ohio Redistricting Commission, with one to be called …

Ohio to Decide on Constitutional Amendment Establishing a Citizen-Led Redistricting Commission
2 months ago

Ohio to Decide on Constitutional Amendment Establishing a Citizen-Led Redistricting Commission

Associated Press  

Ohio voters will decide whether to establish a citizen-led redistricting commission to replace the state's troubled political mapmaking system. The proposed amendment calls for replacing the current redistricting commission with a 15-person citizen-led commission of Republicans, Democrats and independents selected by retired judges. The measure has sparked debate, with proponents arguing that it would be fairer and more representative, while …

GOP Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine opposes fall ballot effort to replace troubled political mapmaking system
5 months, 1 week ago

GOP Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine opposes fall ballot effort to replace troubled political mapmaking system

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Wednesday that he will work to defeat a fall ballot issue aimed at remaking the state’s troubled political mapmaking system, and, if it passes, work with state lawmakers next year to advance a competing amendment based on the Iowa model. They all go away.” DeWine said Iowa’s system — in which …

Proposal to create a new political mapmaking system in Ohio qualifies for November ballot
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Proposal to create a new political mapmaking system in Ohio qualifies for November ballot

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. COLUMBUS, Ohio — A proposal to change Ohio’s troubled political mapmaking system has qualified for November’s statewide ballot, the state’s elections chief announced Tuesday. Retired Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, who presided over the high court during the legal battle, called the certification “a historic step towards restoring …

New York Democrats propose new congressional lines that could help them in battleground races
10 months, 2 weeks ago

New York Democrats propose new congressional lines that could help them in battleground races

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Democrats are proposing a new congressional map that could shift a few battleground districts in the party’s favor, potentially giving their candidates an advantage in House races that could determine control of Congress. The plan falls far short of the aggressive gerrymander many expected when Democrats seized control of the state’s unusual mid-decade redistricting process. …

THINGS TO KNOW: Deadline looms for new map in embattled North Dakota redistricting lawsuit
1 year ago

THINGS TO KNOW: Deadline looms for new map in embattled North Dakota redistricting lawsuit

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — The clock is running out on a Friday deadline for North Dakota’s Republican-controlled Legislature to draw new legislative boundaries compliant with the Voting Rights Act for two Native American tribes who successfully sued for new lines. A federal judge last month ruled that the state’s 2021 redistricting map violates the landmark 1965 civil rights law in diluting …

New York’s high court orders new congressional maps as Democrats move to retake control of US House
1 year ago

New York’s high court orders new congressional maps as Democrats move to retake control of US House

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s highest court on Tuesday ordered the state to draw new congressional districts ahead of the 2024 elections, giving Democrats a potential advantage in what is expected to be a battleground for control of the U.S. House. “In 2014, the voters of New York amended our Constitution to provide that legislative districts be drawn by an …

Ohio Supreme Court dismisses 3 long-running redistricting lawsuits against state legislative maps
1 year, 1 month ago

Ohio Supreme Court dismisses 3 long-running redistricting lawsuits against state legislative maps

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The more than two-year legal battle over the maps of Ohio Statehouse districts that were crafted in response to the 2020 Census may be over. In a 4-3 ruling late Monday, the Ohio Supreme Court cited unanimous, bipartisan passage in September of a new round of legislative maps in dismissing three long-running lawsuits brought by Democratic and …

Another round of Ohio Statehouse maps has been challenged in court, despite bipartisan support
1 year, 3 months ago

Another round of Ohio Statehouse maps has been challenged in court, despite bipartisan support

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Advocacy groups fighting Ohio’s political maps in court formally objected Thursday to the latest round of Statehouse districts, which they see as once again unfairly drawn to favor Republicans. The parties have “no choice” but to continue their challenge against the new maps, said Yurij Rudensky, senior counsel in the Democracy Program operation by New York University …

Amendment aimed at reforming Ohio’s troubled political mapmaking system edges toward 2024 ballot
1 year, 3 months ago

Amendment aimed at reforming Ohio’s troubled political mapmaking system edges toward 2024 ballot

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A proposed amendment that would remake Ohio’s troubled political mapmaking system, which repeatedly failed last year to produce maps that could pass constitutional muster, edged closer to the 2024 ballot on Monday. Republican state Attorney General Dave Yost’s certification of summary petition language for the constitutional amendment submitted by the group Citizens Not Politicians sends the issue …

Bipartisan Ohio commission unanimously approves new maps that favor Republican state legislators
1 year, 3 months ago

Bipartisan Ohio commission unanimously approves new maps that favor Republican state legislators

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s political map-making commission unanimously approved new Statehouse maps Tuesday night, moving a step closer to resolving a long-running redistricting battle. Rob McColley, a Henry County Republican who served on the Ohio Redistricting Commission, said in a statement that the vote proved that bipartisan “good faith negotiations” in the redistricting process produce results, and that he’s “very …

Ohio redistricting panel adopts GOP-drawn Statehouse maps for public discussion, as Democrats object
1 year, 3 months ago

Ohio redistricting panel adopts GOP-drawn Statehouse maps for public discussion, as Democrats object

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Redistricting Commission tentatively adopted a new set of Republican-drawn Statehouse maps over Democrats’ objections Wednesday, a plan that again would deliver large legislative majorities to the GOP. The commission got back to business after two Republican legislative leaders who may be rivals for the House speakership next year settled a political dispute. They designated a …

Ohio attorney general rejects language for political mapmaking reform amendment for a second time
1 year, 3 months ago

Ohio attorney general rejects language for political mapmaking reform amendment for a second time

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office again rejected petition language Thursday for a constitutional amendment aimed at remaking the state’s troubled system for drawing political maps, frustrating the effort’s backers. In his rejection letter, Republican Dave Yost said Citizens Not Politicians’ second submission had one “critical omission”: How party affiliation would be determined under the new system. He …

Ohio will keep GOP-drawn congressional maps in 2024 elections, ending court challenge
1 year, 4 months ago

Ohio will keep GOP-drawn congressional maps in 2024 elections, ending court challenge

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Congressional district maps previously deemed unconstitutional by the Ohio Supreme Court will be used in 2024 after the high court dismissed legal challenges against the Republican-drawn districts on Thursday. The Ohio voting-rights groups that brought forward the challenges moved to dismiss their own lawsuits against the Republican-drawn maps earlier this week, saying the turmoil isn’t in the …

Voting rights groups ask to dismiss lawsuit challenging gerrymandered Ohio congressional map
1 year, 4 months ago

Voting rights groups ask to dismiss lawsuit challenging gerrymandered Ohio congressional map

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio voting-rights groups moved to dismiss their lawsuit against Ohio’s unconstitutional congressional map on Tuesday, arguing that prolonging the legal wrangling over where to draw district boundaries isn’t in the best interests of Ohio voters. The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Ohio and others, told the Ohio …

Voting rights groups ask to dismiss lawsuit challenging gerrymandered Ohio congressional map
1 year, 4 months ago

Voting rights groups ask to dismiss lawsuit challenging gerrymandered Ohio congressional map

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ohio voting-rights groups moved to dismiss their lawsuit against Ohio's …

Ohio attorney general rejects language for amendment aimed at reforming troubled political mapmaking
1 year, 4 months ago

Ohio attorney general rejects language for amendment aimed at reforming troubled political mapmaking

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office rejected petition language Wednesday for a constitutional amendment aimed at remaking the state’s troubled system for drawing political maps, determining that it failed to present a fair and truthful summary of what is proposed. In announcing the determination, Republican Dave Yost’s office said, “The decision underscores the importance of precise, comprehensive and …

New voting districts could change again in some states before the 2024 elections
1 year, 7 months ago

New voting districts could change again in some states before the 2024 elections

Associated Press  

The 2022 elections marked the first using new voting districts drawn from updated census data. RACE IN REDISTRICTING The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling that Alabama’s congressional districts likely violated the federal Voting Rights Act by diluting the political power of Black voters. It ordered a lower court to impose new U.S. House and state …

EXPLAINER: What’s ahead for Ohio’s unsettled political maps?
2 years ago

EXPLAINER: What’s ahead for Ohio’s unsettled political maps?

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The election contests of 2022 may have been held and decided, but Ohio’s political maps remain far from settled. Voters gave the Ohio Supreme Court “exclusive, original jurisdiction” to decide legal challenges, which included three lawsuits against the legislative maps and two lawsuits against the congressional map. Ohio’s congressional map dispute is now awaiting action in the …

GOP lawmakers appeal Ohio map flap to US Supreme Court
2 years, 2 months ago

GOP lawmakers appeal Ohio map flap to US Supreme Court

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican state lawmakers involved in Ohio’s political map-making process appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, seeking a review of an Ohio Supreme Court decision finding the state’s latest round of congressional maps unconstitutional. The move by Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman, Ohio House Speaker Bob Cupp and a state senator and representative who also sit …

3 Racially Discriminatory Maps And One Illegal Partisan Gerrymander Could Help GOP Win The House
2 years, 4 months ago

3 Racially Discriminatory Maps And One Illegal Partisan Gerrymander Could Help GOP Win The House

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Earlier this year, federal judges found that the congressional district maps adopted in Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana failed to provide enough representation for their respective state’s Black populations. Voting Rights Violations In The South In Alabama, Republicans drew a new seven-district map that packed a large portion of the state’s Black population into one district favoring Democrats …

Ohio GOP misses disputed deadline for new US House map
2 years, 4 months ago

Ohio GOP misses disputed deadline for new US House map

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s latest court-imposed deadline for redrawing U.S. House district boundaries came and went Thursday without a new congressional map. Ohio House Speaker Bob Cupp, an influential Republican and former justice, rejected any need for lawmakers to meet a timeline set by the state’s Supreme Court as based on a “myth.” Cupp said people are overlooking alternative legal …

Ohio Supreme Court scraps 2nd GOP-drawn congressional map
2 years, 5 months ago

Ohio Supreme Court scraps 2nd GOP-drawn congressional map

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court rejected a second Republican-drawn map of U.S. House districts as gerrymandered on Tuesday, sending it back for a third attempt to meet constitutional parameters approved by Ohio voters. Despite those failures in court, however, Ohio’s 2022 congressional primaries went forward on May 3 under an earlier invalidated U.S. House map, and its legislative …

GOP mapmakers’ defiance of Ohio high court divides parties
2 years, 6 months ago

GOP mapmakers’ defiance of Ohio high court divides parties

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — State leaders continued to spar on Friday over whether the Ohio Supreme Court should force the state’s Republican-dominated political mapmaking panel to answer for defying a court order to redraw unconstitutional Statehouse maps. Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose, the state’s elections chief, told justices it’s wrong to ask him or any other member of the Ohio …

Democrats, Republicans fight to a redistricting stalemate
2 years, 7 months ago

Democrats, Republicans fight to a redistricting stalemate

Associated Press  

After nearly a year of partisan battles, number-crunching and lawsuits, the once-a-decade congressional redistricting cycle is ending in a draw. “It’s almost perfect stasis,” said Nicholas Stephanopoulos, a Harvard law professor who follows congressional redistricting. “If we’re fighting to a draw on a map that everyone agrees is good for Republicans, that’s good for Republicans,” said Adam Kincaid, executive director …

Democrats and Republicans fight to a draw in national redistricting battle
2 years, 7 months ago

Democrats and Republicans fight to a draw in national redistricting battle

LA Times  

After nearly a year of partisan battles, number-crunching and lawsuits, the once-a-decade congressional redistricting cycle is ending in a draw. “If we’re fighting to a draw on a map that everyone agrees is good for Republicans, that’s good for Republicans,” said Adam Kincaid, executive director of the National Republican Redistricting Trust, which coordinates redistricting for the party. World & Nation …

Judges impose voided Statehouse map, set Aug. 2 primary
2 years, 7 months ago

Judges impose voided Statehouse map, set Aug. 2 primary

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal court panel on Friday ordered Ohio to hold an Aug. 2 primary using the third set of Statehouse maps approved by the Ohio Redistricting Commission, despite a rebuke of the plan by the state’s high court. “So we chose the best of our bad options.” The federal court’s decision came in a lawsuit brought by …

Ohio’s high court rejects latest GOP-drawn Statehouse maps
2 years, 7 months ago

Ohio’s high court rejects latest GOP-drawn Statehouse maps

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A frustrated Ohio Supreme Court rejected Republican-drawn Statehouse maps for a fifth time Wednesday, extending the string of GOP defeats in a redistricting process that has ground the state’s legislative primaries to a halt. Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor was clearly angered by the Republican-dominated Ohio Redistricting Commission’s decision to resubmit maps that the high court found unconstitutional …

Ohioans got short shrift as political map fight dragged on
2 years, 7 months ago

Ohioans got short shrift as political map fight dragged on

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Accusations have flown for months over who’s to blame for Ohio’s protracted redistricting predicament — a mess of a political mapmaking fight that’s left the state without settled political maps and voters without a day for electing party nominees to Statehouse seats. With Republican legislative leaders often holding sway, commission’s lags included 10 days between the census …

Missouri governor OKs new US House map favoring Republicans
2 years, 7 months ago

Missouri governor OKs new US House map favoring Republicans

Associated Press  

Mike Parson signed new U.S. House districts into law Wednesday that are expected to shore up Republican strength in the state’s most competitive congressional district ahead of this year’s elections. Parson’s signature on the redistricting legislation capped a rocky process that revealed deep schisms between Republican leaders in the state House and Senate and some conservative GOP lawmakers, who had …

‘Just too far': Ohio mapmakers spar over contempt threat
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Just too far': Ohio mapmakers spar over contempt threat

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Partisan mapmakers in Ohio made distinctly emotional pleas to the Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday, as justices once again weigh whether to hold the state’s redistricting commission in contempt. “These show-cause motions unnecessarily pull the Court away from what the Constitution actually requires it to do: review the merits of a Commission-passed General Assembly-district plan.” Attorneys for …

Judge declines to toss New York Assembly redistricting maps
2 years, 7 months ago

Judge declines to toss New York Assembly redistricting maps

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — A New York judge refused Wednesday to throw out new political maps setting the boundaries of state Assembly districts, saying even though they were drafted improperly, opponents had waited too long to join the lawsuit challenging them in court. Previous court rulings struck down the party’s favored new maps for state Senate and U.S. House districts as …

Missouri House passes new congressional redistricting plan
2 years, 8 months ago

Missouri House passes new congressional redistricting plan

Associated Press  

— With time running short, the Missouri House on Monday passed a newly proposed map for the state’s eight congressional districts that — if the Senate agrees — could be used in elections later this year. Though Republicans hold large majorities in the state Capitol, Missouri is one of the last states still struggling to enact a congressional redistricting plan …

Ohio Primary Election Results 2022
2 years, 8 months ago

Ohio Primary Election Results 2022

New York Times  

Are there any new voting rules or ballot access changes in Ohio? Ohio did not pass any voting laws after the 2020 election, though a new provision tucked into a funding bill prohibits local officials from accepting money for election administration from nongovernmental organizations. Ohio’s congressional primary elections are taking place as scheduled only because of a technicality in a …

Justices send Ohio Statehouse maps back to drawing board
2 years, 8 months ago

Justices send Ohio Statehouse maps back to drawing board

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A divided Ohio Supreme Court issued an extraordinary fourth rebuke of the state’s Republican-controlled redistricting panel on Thursday, declaring mapmakers’ latest maps for Statehouse districts were yet another partisan gerrymander. In a vote by the same bipartisan 4-3 majority that ruled against the previous three maps, the court ordered the embattled and defiant Ohio Redistricting Commission back …

EXPLAINER: Why disputed maps won’t stop Ohio’s May 3 primary
2 years, 9 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why disputed maps won’t stop Ohio’s May 3 primary

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Despite the uncertainty raised over the date of Ohio’s primary election, the state is ready to move forward with early voting Tuesday for a likely May 3 contest with statewide and congressional races, but not legislative ones. The partial primary is scheduled to go ahead despite months of unresolved legal wrangling that has seen proposed redistricting maps …

Federal judges in Ohio won’t delay May 3 primary — for now
2 years, 9 months ago

Federal judges in Ohio won’t delay May 3 primary — for now

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal court panel on Wednesday decided not to delay Ohio’s May 3 primary — for now. During an hourslong hearing Wednesday, judges asked top Ohio elections officials for help determining whether to delay the primary and floated numerous alternatives to a May 3 primary — from using the state’s 2010 map to imposing a third map …

Political mapmaking body approves previously rejected plan
2 years, 9 months ago

Political mapmaking body approves previously rejected plan

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The next set of proposed boundaries for new state legislative districts has arrived at the Ohio Supreme Court, which must decide for the fourth time whether the maps are constitutionally sound. The likelihood of the court approving those maps already appeared uncertain, after the state’s political mapmaking body created them late Monday from a previously rejected set …

Campaigns weigh strategy options if Ohio primary is delayed
2 years, 9 months ago

Campaigns weigh strategy options if Ohio primary is delayed

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — After months of buildup, Ohio’s primary in May was supposed to usher in a busier phase of the political season, when voters would begin lining up behind party winners in fall races for control of Congress, governor’s seats and key elections offices across the United States. “Having one primary in August will give the court time to …

Democratic gains in legislative maps might not last long
2 years, 9 months ago

Democratic gains in legislative maps might not last long

Associated Press  

DENVER — The surprising advantage Democrats gained during the torturous process of rewriting the nation’s congressional maps may be short-lived, creating the potential for more frequent clashes over how political power should be distributed across the United States. Ohio’s maps are in limbo as the state Supreme Court repeatedly strikes them down as illegal, pro-GOP gerrymanders, or misshapen maps drawn …

Ohio’s high court nixes 3rd set of GOP-drawn Statehouse maps
2 years, 9 months ago

Ohio’s high court nixes 3rd set of GOP-drawn Statehouse maps

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected a third set of Ohio Statehouse district maps that Republicans insisted reflect the state’s partisan breakdown — and sent them back for a fourth try even as final ballots were being prepared for the May 3 primary. In yet another 4-3 ruling late Wednesday, the court found the Republican-dominated Ohio Redistricting …

Ohio Supreme Court rejects GOP-drawn Statehouse district maps for the third time
2 years, 9 months ago

Ohio Supreme Court rejects GOP-drawn Statehouse district maps for the third time

Raw Story  

A bipartisan majority on the Ohio Supreme Court has for the third time rejected Statehouse district maps passed along partisan lines by Republicans on the Ohio Redistricting Commission. “Senator Huffman’s concern for protecting incumbents is not grounded in Article XI.” Kennedy and DeWine wrote their own dissent, that shamed the majority opinion for issuing a judgment “guaranteed to disrupt an …

Ohio mapmakers OK 2nd congressional map over Dem objections
2 years, 10 months ago

Ohio mapmakers OK 2nd congressional map over Dem objections

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republicans on the Ohio Redistricting Commission sent an adjusted map of congressional districts that delivers two-thirds of the seats to their party back to the state’s high court on Wednesday. The invalidated map included six safe GOP seats, two safe Democratic seats and seven tossups that experts said favored Republicans. The new map includes 10 safe Republican …

Voting rights groups oppose 3rd try at Ohio Statehouse maps
2 years, 10 months ago

Voting rights groups oppose 3rd try at Ohio Statehouse maps

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Voting rights and Democratic groups in Ohio filed objections Monday to a third set of Ohio Statehouse maps. The court continued the hearing Friday and prepared to hear another round of argument on why the maps fail to comply with new redistricting rules approved by Ohio voters. The unwavering Republican line that has been approving map after …

Court continues in-person showdown over Ohio political maps
2 years, 10 months ago

Court continues in-person showdown over Ohio political maps

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An extraordinary showdown that would have brought a high-powered line-up of Ohio’s political mapmakers before justices of the Ohio Supreme Court was continued Friday, after the state’s Republican-controlled redistricting panel delivered the court a third set of legislative maps that its majority insists are now constitutional. Kennedy argued that Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor — a Republican who …

Ohio mapmakers scramble to avoid facing state’s high court
2 years, 10 months ago

Ohio mapmakers scramble to avoid facing state’s high court

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republicans on Ohio’s political mapmaking panel voted Thursday to approve legislative maps they hope can pass constitutional muster, as they scramble to avoid a summons to appear before the Ohio Supreme Court under threat of contempt. With pressure growing on multiple fronts, the Ohio Redistricting Commission’s GOP members released a new plan late Thursday that would create …

Group of GOP voters sue to force Ohio legislative map fix
2 years, 10 months ago

Group of GOP voters sue to force Ohio legislative map fix

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The stalemate over redrawing state legislative maps in the face of a court-set deadline is depriving voters of the rights to know their voting districts and interact with candidates ahead of elections, a group of Republican voters said Friday in a federal lawsuit seeking to force the implementation of a new set of maps. The federal lawsuit …

Ohio redistricting process falters as panel hits ‘impasse’
2 years, 10 months ago

Ohio redistricting process falters as panel hits ‘impasse’

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republicans on the Ohio Redistricting Commission declared defeat in their attempts to redraw state legislative maps in the face of a court-set deadline Thursday. As Ohio continues to wade through a new redistricting process for the first time, it was unclear where Thursday’s decision not to act would leave the three separate lawsuits filed against the original …

EXPLAINER: Where do things stand with Ohio’s political maps?
2 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINER: Where do things stand with Ohio’s political maps?

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Maps of Ohio’s political districts — boundaries used to determine who represents Ohioans in Washington and Columbus for up to 10 years — still aren’t final, with the May 3 primary now less than three months away. Republicans and Democrats in the state Legislature and on the bipartisan Ohio Redistricting Commission can’t agree on how the maps …

Ohio Republicans throw temper tantrum as attempts to cheat with gerrymandering shot down
2 years, 11 months ago

Ohio Republicans throw temper tantrum as attempts to cheat with gerrymandering shot down

Raw Story  

It takes a real dirtbag sensibility to claim the Ohio Supreme Court demanding districts align with the Ohio Constitution voters overwhelmingly amended that actually represent Ohioans’ political preferences and still give your party a majority is somehow the real gerrymandering. The childish temper tantrum being thrown by Ohio politicians upset they’ve been stopped from cheating their way into reelection with …

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