COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Voting-rights advocates say Ohio officials don’t need to wait for the U.S. Census’ delayed results in order to get the ball rolling on the state’s process of drawing new political maps.
In a Monday letter to Gov. Mike DeWine, state legislative leaders and other state officials involved in redistricting, the advocates with Common Cause Ohio and the League of Women Voters said there’s work that can be done now, including picking which state legislators will sit on the state commission that likely will approve the political maps, and setting up a website for the public to learn about the process and submit suggestions.