redistricting

Volunteers are now out throughout Ohio gathering signatures on a proposal for next year’s ballot that seeks to end gerrymandering with a new way to draw district lines.

The decision to uphold the latest legislative maps from the Ohio Redistricting Commission was widely expected as the Ohio Supreme Court's composition has changed since it struck down maps five times in the last year.

Citizens Not Politicians, the group pushing for the redistricting amendment, can now begin gather signatures to get on Ohio's November 2024 ballot.

A lawsuit has been filed over the sixth set of legislative redistricting maps adopted by the Ohio Redistricting Commission on September 26.

The Ohio Attorney General approved summary language for the proposed amendment brought by the group Citizens Not Politicians to change the legislative redistricting process.

The two Democrats on the seven member Ohio Redistricting Commission voted for maps they said were unfair because they were a little better than previous proposals. But the Democrats say the only way to get truly fair maps is to make a change in the redistricting process.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission unanimously adopted new maps, but Democrats are not happy.

Members of the General Assembly from the Toledo area plan to hold a public hearing Monday evening for residents in that area of the state to comment on the working redistricting maps under consideration by the Ohio Redistricting Commission.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission held its first public hearing Friday at Deer Creek State Park Lodge and the panel will hold two, maybe three, in various places next week.

Majority Republicans on the Ohio Redistricting Commission reject maps drawn by Democrats and choose to go with their own working maps at next week's public hearings.