COLUMBUS, OH — Common Cause Ohio today released its timeline tool detailing the history of Ohio’s redistricting process since 2020. 

The timeline — a Knightlab-created tool that integrates photos, Tweets, videos, and other multimedia forms — is intended for the press and public to be informed of the ongoing delay toward creating fair maps in Ohio. The timeline will be updated periodically to reflect new developments in the mapmaking process.

“The Ohio General Assembly and the Ohio Redistricting Commission have played games and manipulated district lines to manipulate Ohio elections for the last two years,” said Catherine Turcer, Common Cause Ohio Executive Director. “From dragging their feet to openly defying the Ohio Supreme Court to the August Primary, and beyond, the redistricting process has been a non-stop cycle of bucking Ohio voters and the Ohio Constitution.

« Avec le nouvel outil de chronologie lancé par Common Cause Ohio, nous espérons mettre en lumière les erreurs de nos dirigeants et enfin les tenir responsables. Accessible au public et à la presse, nous travaillons à tenir tous les habitants de l'Ohio informés et à poursuivre l'appel à une cartographie véritablement transparente et à des circonscriptions qui représenteront équitablement les communautés et les électeurs de l'Ohio. »

Most recently, congressional mapmaking was in the hands of the Ohio Redistricting Commission after the Ohio state legislature failed to act in time. However, the commission failed to even reconvene in enough time to draw new congressional district maps, missing the Sept. 16 deadline provided to them by the Ohio Supreme Court.

As of now, the timeline begins with the census and ends with Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor’s commitment to work on redistricting reform following her retirement from the bench. The Ohio Supreme Court struck down five sets of General Assembly maps and two congressional maps.

The timeline can be found ici under the “Resources” tab.

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