Voter rights groups that charge that Ohio's congressional map was unfairly manipulated by state Republicans will have their say in federal court. dansewell
File-In this Jan. 22, 2018, file photo, fair Congressional Districts for Ohio members Ann Henkener, right, of the League of Women Voters, and Sam Gresham, of Common Cause Ohio, react to a competing redistricting proposal by state Rep. Matt Huffman during a news conference in Columbus, Ohio. Voting rights groups that charge that Ohio’s congressional map was unfairly manipulated by state Republicans will have their say in federal court.
The trial for a lawsuit filed last year against state officials is scheduled to open Monday in Cincinnati, with a panel of three U.S. district judges presiding. The suit challenges the district maps that are in effect through 2020, alleging “an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander” that violates voters’ rights to democratically select their representatives.
“The current Ohio map is one of the most egregious gerrymanders in recent history,” the suit states. “The map was designed to create an Ohio congressional delegation with a 12 to 4 Republican advantage — and lock it in for a decade. It has performed exactly as its architects planned.” The state has argued that the Democrats haven’t been unfairly affected since Republicans held 13 of Ohio’s seats in the U.S. House — compared to the Democrats’ five — before the redistricting. The state’s delegation lost two seats due to reapportionment after the 2010 census.
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