Bickering Over Map Continues

Democrats are objecting strongly to a new congressional map, proposed by Ohio House Republicans. State Democrats say they had no time to review the map in advance and were given scant details, as both chambers of the state’s Legislature began work on redistricting Wednesday. The complaints follow a series of missed deadlines and a party-line vote…amid new redistricting protocols Ohioans voted overwhelmingly to establish in the state Constitution. At issue…the once-per-decade requirement that states redraw congressional districts to reflect updated census figures. Ohio lost one U.S. House district, going from 16 to 15, as a result of lagging population in the 2020 census. The survey’s results were delayed this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, affecting Ohio’s process.