Ohio Redistricting Commission Still without Plan to Meet as Oct. 31 Deadline Approaches

Ohio Redistricting Commission still without plan to meet as Oct. 31 deadline approaches

Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. (Photo by Graham Stokes for the Ohio Capital Journal / Republish photo only with original story.)Ohio is nearly halfway to the next constitutional deadline for congressional redistricting, and so far no public movement to reconvene the Ohio Redistricting Commission has been made. Ohio House and Ohio Senate majority leadership say they’re awaiting the governor’s word that the commission will be meeting, and Democ…

DeWine Faces Pressure on Ohio Redistricting as Deadline Nears - American Faith

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine plans to convene the state’s Redistricting Commission ahead of the looming October 31 deadline, though no formal meeting date has been announced yet. With fall deadlines tightening, Democratic leaders are pressing DeWine to act quickly to produce bipartisan district maps. A spokesman for DeWine confirmed Tuesday that the governor intends to call the commission, but declined to specify when. Senate Democratic Leader Nickie A…