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Nov 28, 2023 · The two congressional maps adopted in the last two years also received constitutional challenges to their partisanship, for which they received two bipartisan Ohio Supreme Court rejections. But those suing to get the most recent congressional map thrown out asked the court to dismiss their claims so they could focus on reforming the redistricting process, rather than fighting legal battles ...
Jan 14, 2022 · On Jan. 12, the Supreme Court released a decision invalidating the district maps for the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate. The drawing of those maps is governed by a separate section of the constitution, Article XI, which was amended by voters in 2015. The Court ordered the General Assembly maps to be re-drawn.
Nov 28, 2023 · The court's Republicans did not weigh in on whether the issue raised about the new bipartisan plan had any merit. Opponents of the maps could file a new lawsuit, but the deadline for candidates to ...
- Jessie Balmert
- State Government Reporter
Sep 8, 2023 · The maps were found to be unconstitutional by the court several times for unfairly favoring Ohio’s GOP. The state’s highest court, which holds a 4-3 Republican majority, dismissed the cases ...
- WHIO Staff
Jan 14, 2022 · Ohio Republican Party Chair Bob Paduchik called the situation a mess, criticizing the Ohio Supreme Court for giving the commission less than two weeks to come up with new legislative maps. “That’s a lot to dump on a commission with a very short period of time,” he said during a forum at the City Club of Cleveland on Friday.
- jsmyth@ap.org
- Government And Politics Reporter
Nov 28, 2023 · New House and Senate district maps approved unanimously by the Ohio Redistricting Commission will stand, after a late afternoon decision by the Ohio Supreme Court. The ruling was widely expected as the court's composition had changed after the 2022 election. Republican Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, who joined Democrats in striking down ...
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Jan 12, 2022 · The maps of the Ohio House and Ohio Senate strongly favored the Republican party, although Ohio’s political mix is 54% Republican, 46% Democratic. O’Connor, who is 70, must leave the court at ...
