Redistricting

Anti-gerrymandering groups hope the Congressional map splits the state more fairly than the Ohio House and Senate maps approved by the redistricting commission, which are now tied up in court.

The Commission turned to local voices to hear their views of how the new political maps should be drawn.

Ohio's redistricting commission continues to travel the state in search of community input on the upcoming redrawing of political maps.

The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus Foundation brought former attorney general Eric Holder into a virtual meeting to talk about redistricting and voter suppression.

In an effort to include community voices in upcoming redistricting, the Ohio Environmental Council and the organization Green Umbrellaco-hosted an event where community members came together to flesh out what needs to be done within their neighborhoods.

In 2015 and 2018, Ohioans voted for a set of new rules for legislators to follow when redrawing congressional and state legislative maps.

Voters overwhelmingly approved Issue 1, which changes the way the state’s Congressional district map will be drawn in 2021 and beyond setting up new rules…

Closed-door negotiations over a new way to draw Ohio’s Congressional map have broken down. Ohio lawmakers and representatives from citizens’ groups left…

Just about every big player in Ohio politics got behind Issue 1 this year. It united liberals with conservatives, labor with the Chamber of Commerce, and…

After a decade of false starts, Ohio voters have overwhemingly approved new rules for drawing state legislative districts that aim to reduce partisan…

More groups are jumping on the redistricting reform bandwagon, in advance of a vote this fall on a plan to create a bipartisan commission to draw state…

Last week Gov. John Kasich announced he’s running for president. Next week the top 10 Republican candidates will debate in Cleveland. These two big…