The Ohio Redistricting Commission on Tuesday night gave final, bipartisan approval to new state legislative district maps that could be in place for as long as eight years.
The new redistricting plan was unveiled after lengthy closed-door negotiations between Republican and Democratic commission members.they would not vote for any redistricting plan that maintained or expanded Republican advantages compared to the current map.
“We worked hard to find a compromise, and it’s illustrated by the amended maps that we have before us today,” Antonio said, adding later: “I’m pragmatic.” However, the Ohio Supreme Court is expected to be more sympathetic to GOP-passed redistricting efforts than it was last year. Republican Maureen O’Connor, a crucial swing vote against the last round of redistricting plans, retired as chief justice earlier this year; her successor as chief justice, Republican Sharon Kennedy, repeatedly voted to uphold last year’s redistricting plans. The newest member of the court, Republican Joe Deters, was appointed to the court last year by Gov.
that would put redistricting in the hands of a 15-member commission divided equally among Republicans, Democrats and independents. If it passes, new maps would have to be drawn in 2025, making a moot point out of whether the redistricting commission passes a two-year-long map or one lasting eight years.
One person who testified to defend the new maps on Tuesday was former state Sen. Jeff Jacobson, a Dayton Republican who helped negotiate the 2015 state constitutional amendment that created the Ohio Redistricting Commission. He pushed back on accusations that Republicans were passing a map even more gerrymandered than the current one.
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