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Ohio SJR 5 — Establish process for Congressional redistricting (2018)

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Senate Joint Resolution 5 was adopted by the Ohio State Legislature on February 6, 2018. The legislation provided for the advancement of a constitutional amendment establishing new procedures for the redistricting of the state's congressional district boundaries. Voters gave final approval to the amendment on May 8, 2018.[1]

Note: This page summarizes a noteworthy law regarding redistricting in Ohio. It is not part of a comprehensive list of redistricting legislation for this year or state.

Background

See also: Redistricting in Ohio

Redistricting is the process by which new congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn. Each of Ohio's 15 United States representatives and 132 state legislators are elected from political divisions called districts. United States senators are not elected by districts but by the states at large. District lines are redrawn every 10 years following completion of the United States Census. The federal government stipulates that districts must have nearly equal populations and must not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity.[2][3][4][5]

Ohio was apportioned 15 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, 1 fewer than it received after the 2010 census.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • Following the 2020 United States Census, Ohio was apportioned 15 congressional districts, one less than the number it had after the 2010 census.
  • Ohio's House of Representatives is made up of 99 districts; Ohio's State Senate is made up of 33 districts.
  • In Ohio, congressional district boundaries are set by the state legislature. State legislative district lines are drawn by a politician commission.

    • Legislative history

    Senate Joint Resolution 5 was introduced in the Ohio State Senate on January 16, 2018. The Senate adopted the legislation by a vote 31 to 0. The bill then moved to the Ohio House of Representatives, which approved the bill by a vote of 83 to 10 on February 6, 2018.[6]

    Provisions

    See also: Ohio Congressional Redistricting Procedures Amendment (May 2018)

    Senate Joint Resolution 5 provided for the advancement of a constitutional amendment establishing new procedures for congressional redistricting in Ohio.

    See also

    External links

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Ohio Legislature, "Senate Joint Resolution 5 Status," accessed February 9, 2018
    2. ↑ All About Redistricting, "Why does it matter?" accessed April 8, 2015
    3. ↑ Indy Week, "Cracked, stacked and packed: Initial redistricting maps met with skepticism and dismay," June 29, 2011
    4. ↑ The Atlantic, "How the Voting Rights Act Hurts Democrats and Minorities," June 17, 2013
    5. ↑ Redrawing the Lines, "The Role of Section 2 - Majority Minority Districts," accessed April 6, 2015
    6. ↑ Ohio Legislature, "Senate Joint Resolution 5 Votes," accessed February 9, 2018
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