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| Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down Republican Gerrymander of Map | Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down Republican Gerrymander of Map |
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| The Ohio Supreme Court struck down a congressional map skewed to favor Republicans on Friday, ruling it was the equivalent of a dealer stacking the deck and sending it back to state lawmakers to try again. | The Ohio Supreme Court struck down a congressional map skewed to favor Republicans on Friday, ruling it was the equivalent of a dealer stacking the deck and sending it back to state lawmakers to try again. |
| The map would have given Republicans a 12-to-3 advantage in elections for the House of Representatives, even though the G.O.P. has recently won only about 55 percent of the statewide popular vote. | The map would have given Republicans a 12-to-3 advantage in elections for the House of Representatives, even though the G.O.P. has recently won only about 55 percent of the statewide popular vote. |
| Under an amendment to the Ohio Constitution overwhelmingly passed by voters in 2018, mapmakers are not allowed to redistrict the state in a way that unduly favors one party. The proposed map was drawn by Republicans in the State Legislature and passed without Democratic support, and the court rejected it in a 4-to-3 decision. | Under an amendment to the Ohio Constitution overwhelmingly passed by voters in 2018, mapmakers are not allowed to redistrict the state in a way that unduly favors one party. The proposed map was drawn by Republicans in the State Legislature and passed without Democratic support, and the court rejected it in a 4-to-3 decision. |
| “When the dealer stacks the deck in advance, the house usually wins,” wrote Justice Michael Donnelly for the majority, adding that the Republicans’ plan was “infused with undue partisan bias.” | “When the dealer stacks the deck in advance, the house usually wins,” wrote Justice Michael Donnelly for the majority, adding that the Republicans’ plan was “infused with undue partisan bias.” |
| “This is not what Ohio voters wanted or expected,’’ the court ruled. | “This is not what Ohio voters wanted or expected,’’ the court ruled. |
| Lawmakers now have 30 days to redraw the congressional map. If they fail, the mapmaking passes to the Ohio Redistricting Commission, which will have another 30 days. But there is a tighter deadline looming: March 4, when candidates must file paperwork to run. | |
| The court’s decision came a day after it threw out Republican-drawn maps for new state House and Senate districts. | |
| In both cases, Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, a Republican, joined three Democratic justices to overturn the maps. |