Ohio Supreme Court tosses out GOP-drawn congressional map for 2024

[Saucycarpdog]

Ohio Supreme Court tosses out GOP-drawn congressional map for 2024 elections

The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the state’s GOP-drawn congressional map and ordered state lawmakers to redraw the districts ahead of the 2024 elections. In a 4-3 decision, th…

thehill.com

The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the state's GOP-drawn congressional map and ordered state lawmakers to redraw the districts ahead of the 2024 elections.

In a 4-3 decision, the court ruled that the state's congressional map amounts to an unconstitutional gerrymander favoring Republicans. In the ruling, the court said that the evidence presented "shows that the March 2 plan also unduly favors the Republican Party and unduly disfavors the Democratic Party in violation of" the state constitution's anti-gerrymandering provision.

The court ordered Ohio lawmakers to draw a new map within 30 days. If they fail to do so, the Ohio Redistricting Commission will have 30 days to adopt a new congressional map.

But any new map won't be used until the 2024 elections, because the 2022 primary elections were already held under the existing congressional lines.

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Course this could mean fuck all if SCOTUS votes in favor of the GOP in an upcoming case.

 

[Darkgran]

Good news.....for now.....

 

[Volimar]

The GOP strategy for this is to just keep submitting shit maps and run out the clock until they're allowed to use the flawed map. And if you think the Redistricting Commission will save us:

The Ohio Redistricting Commission is comprised of seven members:

• One individual appointed by the Senate President
• One individual appointed by the Speaker of the House
• One individual appointed by the Senate Minority Leader
• One individual appointed by the House Minority Leader
• The Governor
• The Auditor
• The Secretary of State

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Wah wah

 

[qaopjlll]

Is this the one that put Cleveland in the same district as Toledo? Or did I make that up.

 

[poklane]

It's laughably ridiculous that these maps are made by politicians to begin with.

 

[EvilChameleon]

I still don't know who is running for the district I live in.
Or even what district I am in to begin with.

 

[BWoog]

So this just goes to the Top Supreme Court and they vote on the side of the politicians right?

 

[Saucycarpdog]

So this just goes to the Top Supreme Court and they vote on the side of the politicians right?

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No need. A similar case of gerrymandering has already been taken up by the SCOTUS. See the thread I linked in the OP.

 

[entremet]

It's laughably ridiculous that these maps are made by politicians to begin with.

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It's almost as if the system is rigged?

 

[Isilia]

I swear they're waiting for a more rigged map

 

[nihilence]

They have been rejecting maps for a year. It's a joke.

 

[zero_suit]

It's laughably ridiculous that these maps are made by politicians to begin with.

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Many things about this country are dumb.

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

This is the issue. The gerrymandering party typically still gets one election with their gerrymandered maps because they purposefully delay and then the courts can't move fast enough. Sucks it sounds like the old maps will stand for 2022...

 

[Beer Monkey]

They succeeded in stealing some more seats for 2022. That's the lede.