1. Constitutional Citations
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a) Congressional Redistricting:
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None
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b) Legislative Redistricting:
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Article XI, §§ 1-12
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2. Statutory or Other Citations
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a) Description of Current Congressional Districts:
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Ohio Rev. Code § 3521.01
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b) Description of Current Legislative Districts:
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Senate: www.puc.state.oh.us/pucogis/NewDistricts/Senate_links.pdf
House: www.puc.state.oh.us/pucogis/NewDistricts/House_links2.pdf
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c) Districting Principles or Procedure:
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Constitution, Article XI, §§ 3-11
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3. Congressional Districts
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a) Present Number:
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18
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b) Prospective Number after 2010 Census:
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16
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4. State Legislative Districts
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a) Senate
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Number of Districts:
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33
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Number of Multimember Districts:
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0
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Largest Number of Seats in a District:
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1
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b) House
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Number of Districts:
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99
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Number of Multimember Districts:
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0
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Largest Number of Seats in a District:
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1
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c) House Districts Nested within Senate Districts?
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Yes
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5. Redistricting Requirements
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a) Initial Responsibility for Drawing Congressional Districts
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Legislature
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b) Initial Responsibility for Drawing Legislative Districts:
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Apportionment Board
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c) Legislative Committee Responsible for Redistricting:
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Not yet designated
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d) Use Apportionment Board or Commission?
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Yes
Five members: governor; state auditor; secretary of state; one person chosen by speaker of the House and the leader in the Senate from the same political party as the speaker, and one person chosen by the leaders of the other party in the two houses.
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e) Gubernatorial Veto Power over Congressional Plan?
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Yes
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f) Gubernatorial Veto Power over Legislative Plan?
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No
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6. Redistricting Deadlines
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a) Congressional Deadline:
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None
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Basis for Deadline:
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N/A
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Effect of Failure to Meet Deadline:
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N/A
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b) Legislative Deadline:
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The Apportionment Board must meet between August 1 and Oct. 1, 1991. The governor must publish the apportionment plan by Oct. 5, 1991.
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Basis for Deadline:
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Constitution
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Effect of Failure to Meet Deadline:
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Constitution is silent.
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7. Voting Rights Act Information for the 2000s
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Preclearance Required?
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No
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Justice Department Objection to Plans?
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N/A
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8. State Contacts
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Lynda J. Jacobsen
Staff Attorney
Legislative Service Commission
77 South High Street, 8th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6136
614/466-0632
614/644-1721 Fax
ljacobsen@lsc.state.oh.us
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Mark Salling
Director
Northern Ohio Data and Information Service
Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Avenue, LB 229
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214
216/687-3716
m.salling@csuohio.edu
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