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Jun 30, 2023 · That provision gives Ohio’s high court the authority to determine if a map “unduly favors or disfavors a political party” but not to draw a replacement. The Ohio Supreme Court twice struck down congressional maps drawn by Republican officials after the 2020 census, although the second map nonetheless was used in the 2022 elections.
Jan 14, 2022 · On Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected a new map of the state’s 15 congressional districts as gerrymandered, sending the blueprint back for another try. The 4-3 decision returns the process to the powerful Ohio Redistricting Commission.
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Jul 19, 2022 · COLUMBUS, Ohio -- For the second time this year, the Ohio Supreme Court has rejected state Republicans’ official congressional map plan as illegally gerrymandered, citing the new...
Jul 18, 2024 · The current redistricting process in Ohio allows politicians to gerrymander voting districts behind closed doors and deny voters fair representation. The Ohio Supreme Court ruled five times that the state legislative maps drawn by politicians were unconstitutional, and in a separate case, it also struck down the state’s congressional maps twice.
Sep 4, 2024 · In March 2022, the Ohio Redistricting Commission was running six months behind schedule to produce state legislative maps. The Ohio Supreme Court previously ruled that three sets of maps drawn by the politician-run commission were unconstitutional.
Jan 13, 2022 · The Ohio Supreme Court in a 4-3 decision invalidated the GOP-drawn legislative maps and ordered the Ohio Redistricting Commission back to the drawing board. The commission must come back...
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Jul 3, 2023 · The court's three Democrats were joined by Republican Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor in two rulings that the congressional maps submitted by Republicans on the Ohio Redistricting Commission was unconstitutional. Senate President Matt Huffman (R-Lima) said the court doesn’t have that power.
