콜럼버스, 오하이오 — 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.

“Common Cause Ohio의 새로 출시된 타임라인 도구를 통해 우리는 지도자들의 실수를 밝혀내고 마침내 책임을 묻기를 바랍니다. 대중과 언론 모두에게 공개하여 모든 오하이오 주민에게 정보를 제공하고 오하이오 커뮤니티와 유권자를 공평하게 대표하는 진정으로 투명한 지도 제작과 지구에 대한 요구를 계속하기 위해 노력하고 있습니다.”

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 여기 under the “Resources” tab.

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