“It did not prevent gerrymandering and it did not prevent the use in the upcoming election on Nov. 8 of unconstitutional maps that were drawn both for the congressional and general assembly districts.'
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The bottom line was that Article 11, the constitutional amendment meant to prohibit undue partisanship in the redistricting process, “has no discernible or enforceable effect to curb gerrymandering in Ohio,” she said. A lack of judiciary backstop in redistricting has become a common criticism of how the work played out, starting last August. Now that discussions about a new ballot initiative have begun, giving the judiciary power like it has in other states to appoint certain people to draw the maps or even have the justices draw them on their own is part of that discussion.
She put on a skeptical tone when bringing up the concept of the legislature working to get an amendment on the ballot.But when asked about her next steps, she said one thing she hopes to be involved in after her term ends on December 31 is that movement toward a new anti-gerrymandering model in Ohio, and representative redistricting.
“We don’t have data in any of those things I just mentioned that can be put into research and tell us what we’re doing, what the system’s doing, what our partners are doing, data at every stage,” O’Connor said.
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