Update: Ohio Redistricting Commission meets, adjourns
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9:40 a.m.
Update: The Ohio Redistricting Committee met this morning (Oct. 21) for about 30 minutes but did not review any redistricting maps, propose and alternatives or schedule another meeting. The deadline for a decision is Oct. 31.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine gave the oath to members and Secretary of State Frank LaRose administered the oath for DeWine. After that, state Sen. Nicki J. Antonio, D-Lakewood, and state Rep. Dani Isaacsohn, D-Cincinnati, both spoke, urging Republicans to follow the constitutional mandates for fair districts.
Earlier today
Ohio Redistricting Commission meets
COLUMBUS — The Democrats made the lone proposal for new congressional districts, and Minority House Leader Dani Isaacsohn submitted testimony this morning.
The Ohio Redistricting Commission’s 9 a.m. hearing today, Isaacsohn asked for bipartisan approval of House Bill 442, a new congressional district map Democrats say complies with the 2018 voter-approved constitutional reforms.
“House Bill 442 keeps communities together, minimizes county and city splits, and increases compactness” Isaacsohn stated. The map reflects Ohio’s overall 55-45 partisan balance. The plan would create 8 Republican-leaning and 7 Democratic-leaning districts, with five competitive seats within a five-point margin.
The state’s current map favors Republicans 11-4, Isaacsohn said, calling it a “gerrymandered map” that “strips Ohio voters of their ability to hold elected officials accountable.”
Members of the commission are: DeWine, LaRose, auditor of state Keith Faber, state Sen. Antonio, R-Lakewood, Isaacsohn, and state Sen. Jane Timken, R-Canton.
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