A federal court ruled Friday that Ohio’s congressional map was intentionally drawn 'to disadvantage Democratic voters and entrench Republican representatives in power' and must be redrawn prior to the 2020 election.
A federal court ruled Friday that Ohio’s congressional map was intentionally drawn"to disadvantage Democratic voters and entrench Republican representatives in power" and must be redrawn prior to the 2020 election.
Several voting rights groups, including the ACLU and the League of Women Voters, sued Ohio in 2018. The district court ruled in agreement with those groups that the 2011 congressional map that was redrawn by Republicans is “one of the most egregious gerrymanders in recent history.” This decision is likely to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which is currently considering gerrymandering cases in two states: Maryland and North Carolina, political experts say.
"Democrats weren't able to pick up a singe seat, and that tells us about the strength of the GOP gerrymandering," Kodnik said."A 12-4 Republican map is not what you would call a fair map by any reasonable standard."
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