Fair Districts Coalition

The League of Women Voters of Ohio says if the maps were to remain the same, they would consider a legal challenge.

The redistricting commission has missed the constitutionally mandated Sept. 1 deadline for coming up with a map for legislative districts.

Gov. Mike DeWine has announced a new, streamlined COVID-19 health order that continues requirements for wearing masks and social distancing in public but will ease rules for large outdoor gatherings; Gov. DeWine also says he's talking with schools about vaccinating 16 and 17-year-olds, with parental approval; a coalition of voting rights groups in Ohio is urging state officials and lawmakers to get moving now to lay the groundwork for redrawing congressional and legislative districts; and more stories.

In Ohio, state lawmakers and voting advocates are working on perhaps-competing plans to revamp Congressional redistricting. But ours is not the only state…