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The Ohio General Assembly had 30 days to draw a new map, but declined to do so, passing the buck to the same 7-member political Ohio Redistricting Commission in charge of Ohio's contentious legislative redistricting. [11] On March 2, 2022, the Ohio Redistricting Commission adopted a second Congressional map along party lines.
The Supreme Court of Ohio overturned the initially passed state legislative maps, arguing that they unfairly favored Republicans against the guidance of Ohio's 2015 redistricting amendment that seeks to limit partisan gerrymandering. [5] The legislature responded by passing new plans which made few modifications to the initially-passed plan. [6]
In 2021-2022, this Redistricting Commission drew new statehouse district maps, which were opposed by Democrats and rejected five times in 4-3 votes by the Ohio Supreme Court. The swing vote in these rulings was cast by Maureen O'Connor, a longtime Republican but critic of Donald Trump (January 12, February 7, March 16, April 14, 2022). [9]
The Ohio Redistricting Commission voted to approve a new congressional district map as election officials across Ohio asked the General Assembly to delay the May 3 primary.
Ohio's current congressional map includes a district that pairs red Warren County with blue Cincinnati. ... New redistricting rules approved by voters in 2018 prevented lawmakers from dividing the ...
The Ohio Redistricting Commission revives talks about legislative districts as the primary looms. Ohio Redistricting: Maps for legislative, congressional districts in limbo as primary looms Skip ...
The latest maps give Republicans an advantage in at least 62% of House seats and 70% of Senate districts, but redistricting reform advocates say the numbers could be even higher.
Ohio Republicans secured favorable legislative redistricting maps for the 2022 elections after the state's top court effectively threw up its hands in an attempt to enforce new redistricting rules.