Redistricting

Many Democrats are upset with their legislative leaders after they went along with majority Republicans on a new Ohio congressional map.

The state will now avoid a lengthier fight over a mandated redraw of boundaries for the 15 members of Congress from Ohio.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission has until the end of the day Friday to come up with such an agreement.

If a bipartisan congressional map isn’t adopted by the Ohio Redistricting Commission by Friday, state lawmakers could adopt a map without a single Democratic vote.

Dublin City Schools' Superintendent John Marschhausen said Friday that "uncertainty and the angst in our community" is driving the decision to pause the process.

Ohio elected officials are now less than 10 days away from blowing a second deadline to pass a bipartisan Congressional map.

Ohio Democrats produced a map in early September that would result in an 8R-7D split, which was dismissed by Republicans as "gerrymandered".

Congressional redistricting is underway in Ohio again, but many of its one-time supporters say it isn't working as intended.

But the Ohio Redistricting Commission might not have a Republican map to consider at its first meeting this month.

Summer recess is in the rearview. The Ohio General Assembly faces a busy schedule this fall.