NEW: Judges declare Ohio's congressional map unconstitutional, order new map for 2020
CINCINNATI -- A federal court ruled Friday that Ohio's congressional map is unconstitutional and ordered a new one be drawn for the 2020 elections.
Voters' rights and Democratic groups who sued Ohio Republican officials said redistricting completed after the 2010 Census yielded a statewide map that has produced an unbending 12-4 Republican advantage in Ohio's delegation. Republicans said the map was drawn with bipartisan support. They also pointed out that a new map will be drawn anyway after the 2020 Census.The U.S.
The suit called Ohio's current map"one of the most egregious gerrymanders in recent history," and that it reliably has done its job of creating a 12-to-4 advantage for Republicans in the state's congressional delegation despite the GOP having only about half the state's votes.
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