Congressional districts are currently drawn by the state legislature.  A six-person advisory commission advises the state legislature in this process; the House and Senate majority leaders each choose two legislators and one non-legislator to serve.  No more than two of the three advisors chosen by each majority leader may be members of the same party.

For state legislative districts, redistricting authority is vested in a five-member commission.  The Governor, Secretary of State, and State Auditor are members of the commission.  The remaining two appointments are selected jointly: one by the speaker of the House in concert with his party’s leader in the Senate; the other by the House minority leader along with his party’s leader in the Senate.  A majority vote is required to adopt a plan.  Plans must be adopted by October 1, 2011.  The Ohio Supreme Court may review adopted plans, but may not issue plans of its own; in the event that a plan is declared invalid, the commission must make another attempt.

2010 Census [P.L. 94-171] Summary Files

Resources

Draw the Line Midwest

Midwest Democracy Network

Midwest Mapping Project

Midwest Redistricting

Headlines

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