{"id":2545,"date":"2025-08-14T19:21:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T23:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/?post_type=article&#038;p=2545"},"modified":"2025-08-14T19:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T23:21:10","slug":"common-cause-ohio-hosts-august-fair-districts-huddle","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/articles\/common-cause-ohio-hosts-august-fair-districts-huddle\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Cause Ohio Hosts August Fair Districts Huddle"},"template":"","class_list":["post-2545","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"","featured_image":"","article_type":false,"authors":"","related_issues":false,"related_work":false,"location":null},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":"","name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you to those of you who were able to join us for the Fair Districts Huddle! The meeting was jam packed with information.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6LSZS0AkaOc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for a recording of yesterday\u2019s Huddle and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1zPetgMXDfPQz8JlpH4PfwUWsM4dPynqCfq5EAECWMD8\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the slides.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio\u2019s post 2020-census redistricting has been going on for a very long time. The Ohio Redistricting Commission met for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1DhFDSZU3nMSWvg0DJ5QemF-ecbNYgwQINQn9CtbQjn0\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">first time in August 2021<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the map making is still going on with mapmaking for new congressional districts beginning again this fall.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are focused on getting ready to advocate for fair maps!\u00a0 Please join us for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/events\/636e40d7aa96a6f57e08789775c8d3d0d37c1410\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fair Maps Day on September 17<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from 10:30am to 12:30pm at Trinity Episcopal Church and the Ohio Statehouse. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furl1005.email.actionnetwork.org%2Fss%2Fc%2Fu001.qUXRBnqZ7T8nxbpAcIVwoUsWLkUMWlo_0JmZttSlm3-WX6Gres2SUg96s3xbaM2zlZtpyIG0fHQh9vX74uu6w5th65xJhuXx_9YEQuIwSU6nkEdEh2BsDkbGmLsMjSh2KiFJ5QrFYKgQLrBfeZOGr9Y0jFkFflsVQy5hmsWenLblO1SdNGxtpz6DRWrJZN-wkuZBXC2xFMFst1UH62Egzv8CXUe0bllVMy6zCM6kuFnNQAeel627uxcbU2_WHYYmUxBiRK57PLOgg-CKRkuH4oL0spTnpsIMordBu35w7bgC6hdiUGGR0ViJRAq6huP0VblTaW2Wy8S91OLBVISb-PHS9OQka7i9oLt_Gn8iIGU%2F4j1%2F4sI9tJy2RuiBxtk0TWbgXw%2Fh4%2Fh001.2UAkjX4PcFcBe77tZSuqjQJs-jLo4sST9VcVjs5lEnA&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ccturcer%40commoncause.org%7C400e72ad8b8e49d3edf608dddb58065e%7Cdb39e4b4de324cf9b66e9d02d8172178%7C0%7C0%7C638907893325119361%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=2GNxtWu3YKGC7sakE0f1aHZy%2BKh5chfUCoeJyvl5ZV4%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">register<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> today!<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During our Huddle last night, Trevor gave a short overview of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/davesredistricting.org\/maps#home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dave\u2019s Redistricting App<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 Be on the lookout for an announcement about upcoming trainings.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Redistricting_ahead_of_the_2026_elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio is the only state<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that is required to redistrict this year because congressional maps were not passed by both Democrats and Republicans. Fortunately, there are some great congressional maps for us to reference when we testify including:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio Citizens Redistricting Commission\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohioredistrict.org\/assets\/images\/unity-maps\/OCRC-Congressional-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">congressional map<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fair Districts\u2019 Congressional Competition<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairdistrictsohio.org\/mappingwinners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">winning maps\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davesredistricting.org\/maps#state::OH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notable Ohio congressional maps<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> via Dave\u2019s Redistricting App\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anthony Guiterrez, the executive director of Common Cause Texas, joined us and shared the pushback on the mid-decade redraw demanded by President Trump.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>next Huddle is on September 10 at 6pm (<\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/commoncause-org.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_rL776R2BTOCJwbO6HZ0FGA#\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RSVP<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>)<\/strong>.\u00a0 We are looking for creative ideas to draw attention to the congressional mapmaking here in Ohio and for increasing pressure on mapmakers for fair districts.\u00a0<\/span>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_add_component","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_add_component":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_work","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_work":{"heading":"Work","manually_curate":false,"work":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_related_articles","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_related_articles":{"heading":"Updates","button_text":"See all Related Articles","manually_curate":false,"articles":null}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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