{"id":202,"date":"2021-11-16T13:00:09","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T13:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/press-releases\/ohio-senate-local-government-and-elections-committee-advances-congressional-redistricting-plan\/"},"modified":"2021-11-16T13:00:09","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T13:00:09","slug":"ohio-senate-local-government-and-elections-committee-advances-congressional-redistricting-plan","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/press\/ohio-senate-local-government-and-elections-committee-advances-congressional-redistricting-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio Senate Local Government and Elections Committee Advances Congressional Redistricting Plan"},"template":"","class_list":["post-202","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Today, the Ohio Senate Local Government and Elections Committee voted out a congressional redistricting plan (Senate Bill 258) along party lines. This bill appears to be heading to a vote of the full Senate later today. ","featured_image":"","press_type":146,"authors":["{\"site_id\":\"1\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":7876}"],"related_issues":[62,420],"related_work":false,"location":38},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Today, the Ohio Senate Local Government and Elections Committee voted out a congressional redistricting plan (Senate Bill 258) along party lines. This bill appears to be heading to a vote of the full Senate later today.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe Committee began the hearing by accepting\u00a0 an amendment to the redistricting plan. Senator Rob McColley (R-Napoleon) provided an overview of the new districts to the Committee.<\/span>\r\n\r\nMcColley initially announced plans to amend the bill at 8:12 pm on November 15. While the committee members were provided with a PDF last night, shapefiles, which are necessary for detailed analysis, were not provided to the public or minority Committee members until minutes before the hearing started.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cAnnouncing a new map late in the evening, just hours before a vote, with no opportunity or possibility even for in-depth analysis or discussion, is disrespectful,\u201d said <\/span>Catherine Turcer, executive director of Common Cause Ohio<\/b>.\u00a0 \u201cIn 2018, Ohio voters overwhelmingly approved transparent and bipartisan mapmaking with meaningful opportunities for public input. Ohio voters deserve better.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cOhio lawmakers received a clear mandate from voters to create congressional districts that truly represent them - not the short-sighted interests of political operatives,\u201d said <\/span>Jen Miller, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Ohio. <\/b>\u201cUnfortunately, Ohio\u2019s leaders have served up a chaotic, partisan process and congressional districts that disrespect voters and the Ohio Constitution. Mapmakers should go back to the drawing board.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/span>In an analysis of five basic metrics using Dave\u2019s Redistricting App, the updated Senate Bill 258 map proposal actually scores worse overall than the original proposal. While the updated map does improve its scores in Minority Representation and Splitting, it receives lower marks in Proportionality, Competitiveness, and Compactness. The number of Republican congressional seats closest to proportional is eight, and the number of Democratic congressional seats closest to proportional is seven. This proposed map assures a minimum of 11 Republican seats, with a most likely result of 12 Republican and 3 Democratic seats. Cuyahoga County and Hamilton County remain divided into three districts, and Cincinnati remains locked within a clearly gerrymandered district in a clear effort to dilute the urban vote. This map proposal fails the spirit of fair districting so demanded by the residents of Ohio.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cI am disappointed that they didn\u2019t hear the pleas from hundreds of Ohioans for districts that are fair and representative of the people. We deserve better, we voted for better, and we call on the Ohio General Assembly to reject this plan,\u201d said <\/span>Deidra Reese, statewide coordinator, Ohio Unity Coalition<\/b>:<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe Ohio House Government Oversight Committee is <\/span>scheduled to meet<\/span><\/a> on Wednesday, November 17.\u00a0 Senate Bill 258 is on the agenda and marked for sponsor testimony pending referral.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nClick here<\/span><\/a> for Substitute Senate Bill 258 on Dave\u2019s Redistricting App\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nClick here<\/span><\/a> for a PDF of Substitute Senate Bill 258<\/span>\r\n\r\n "}}]},"yoast_head":"\nOhio Senate Local Government and Elections Committee Advances Congressional Redistricting Plan - Common Cause Ohio<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/press-releases\/ohio-senate-local-government-and-elections-committee-advances-congressional-redistricting-plan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ohio Senate Local Government and Elections Committee Advances Congressional Redistricting Plan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/press\/ohio-senate-local-government-and-elections-committee-advances-congressional-redistricting-plan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Common Cause Ohio\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OH.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/press-releases\/ohio-senate-local-government-and-elections-committee-advances-congressional-redistricting-plan\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/press-releases\/ohio-senate-local-government-and-elections-committee-advances-congressional-redistricting-plan\/\",\"name\":\"Ohio Senate Local Government and Elections Committee Advances Congressional Redistricting Plan - 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