Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, foreground, speaks to state Sen. Vernon Sykes, seated, the co-chair of the Ohio Redistricting Commission, as other members of the panel prepared for a meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. (AP ...
While there are certain neutral words to describe political mapmaking —“redistricting” or “reapportionment,” for example — the word “gerrymander” is the one typically employed to suggest that string-pulling aimed at securing an unfair political advantage...
Ohio Redistricting Sets Up Battles of Incumbents
Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor slapped the Ohio Redistricting Commission last week, demanding to know why they should not be held in contempt of court for defying an order to produce state legislative maps on deadline. We’re talking a...
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Ohioans on Tuesday rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have replaced the current seven-member redistricting commission with a 15-member, nonpolitical commission to draw the state’s legislative districts. Multiple news organizations reported that voters rejected Issue 1 54.5%-45.5%,...
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retroactive to March 1, 1803, the date on which the Ohio General Assembly first convened. At a special session at the old state capital in Chillicothe, the Ohio state legislature approved a new petition for statehood, which was delivered to Washington, D.C., on horseback, and approved ...
The new maps make it all but certain that Republicans will keep their 60%-plus supermajorities in both the House and Senate. However, in exchange for supporting the new redistricting plan, Democratssecured redistricting concessionsthat make it more likely that they’ll pick up...
Sean Casten will win the Democratic nomination for a fourth term, CNN projects. Two years ago, Casten defeated progressive Rep. Marie Newman in the primary after the two were drawn into the same suburban seat following redistricting. Newman backed progressive candidate Mahnoor Ahmad in her ...