Ohio Voters File Lawsuit in State Supreme Court Against Partisan Gerrymandering of U.S. House Districts

On November 30, some Ohio voting rights groups and voters filed a lawsuit in State Supreme Court to overturn the new U.S. House district boundaries. League of Women Voters v DeWine. Here is the Complaint.

In 2018 the voters of Ohio amended the state constitution to say the legislature “shall not pass a plan that unduly favors or disfavors a political party or its incumbents.” But the new districts make it likely that Republicans will win 3/4ths of the seats.


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Ohio Voters File Lawsuit in State Supreme Court Against Partisan Gerrymandering of U.S. House Districts — 8 Comments

  1. unduly favors or disfavors a political party or its incumbents

    more uncon VOID FOR VAGUENESS STUFF

    1/2 X 1/2 PACK/CRACK SMD = 1/4 CONTROL —

    SAME ROT IN A-L-L STATES SINCE 1776/1789.

    PR NOW

  2. There’s a Xi Jinping article in Ohio’s constitution!? Oh no! They need to fix that! No wonder the Buckeyes lost to Michigan, with an article like that.

  3. These squishy provisions, and “nonpartisan” redistricting commissions don’t really get to the heart of the problem.

    What you have to do is write into the state constitution specific parameters. This could mean things like districts have to be composed of entire counties, and must have a minimum size, and any resulting districts that have multiple representatives to meet the minimum size requirements ought to use an alternative voting method, like ranked choice, approval, or cumulative voting.

  4. @RW,

    What is 3/4 of 15? If the Democrats expect 3-3/4 representatives they don’t have a leg to stand on.

    A more accurate score would be 7R, 2D, and 6 competitive.

    What does “unduly” mean? Seems subjective.Jim Riley.

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