Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine plans to convene the state’s Redistricting Commission ahead of the looming October 31 deadline, though no formal meeting date has been announced yet. With fall deadlines tightening, Democratic leaders are pressing DeWine to act quickly to produce bipartisan district maps.
Just one day after a joint legislative committee missed its deadline to approve new bipartisan congressional maps, Ohio Democrats are demanding that Governor Mike DeWine immediately call the state’s Redistricting Commission back into session. So far, DeWine has declined to comment.