Ohio Legislative Service Commission

SENATE MEMBERS HOUSE MEMBERS Keith Faber, Chairperson Mark Flanders William G. Batchelder, Vice-Chairperson Director Edna Brown Larry Obhof Ron Amstutz Tracy Maxwell Heard Cliff Hite Thomas F. Patton Armond Budish Matt Huffman Eric Kearney Chris Widener Cheryl L. Grossman Barbara R. Sears

Memorandum R-130-1672-1

To: The Honorable Vernon Sykes Ohio House of Representatives From: Emily E. Wendel, Staff Attorney Date: August 15, 2013 Subject: Comparison of redistricting reform options

You requested a table comparing current Article XI of the Ohio Constitution with recent redistricting reform options proposed by initiative petition or introduced in the General Assembly. I hope this information will be helpful. If you have any questions about these matters, please call me at (614) 387-1124.

Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii Persons Specifies that the Specifies that the Specifies that the Specifies that the Specifies that the Specifies that the Requires maps to Specifies that the responsible for Governor, Auditor Ohio Redistricting Ohio Redistricting Ohio Redistricting Ohio Citizens Ohio Redistricting be drawn through Ohio Independent drawing map of State, Secretary Commission, Commission is Commission, Independent Commission, a public Redistricting of State, one consisting of the responsible for consisting of the Redistricting consisting of the competition, which Commission is person chosen by Governor, Auditor redistricting the Governor, Auditor Commission must Governor, Auditor the Apportionment responsible for the Speaker of the of State, Secretary state. The of State, Secretary establish of State, Secretary Board must judge redistricting the House of of State, one Commission of State, Speaker boundaries for each of State, Speaker in accordance with state. The Representatives person appointed of the House of of Ohio's state of the House, specified criteria.xiv Commission

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii and the leader in by the Speaker of consists of: Representatives, legislative and Minority Leader of Specifies that the consists of five the Senate of the the House of Minority Leader of congressional the House, Apportionment members, One person same political Representatives, the House of districts. President of the Board is appointed as appointed by the party, and one one person Representatives, Senate, and comprised of the follows: Speaker of the Requires the person chosen by appointed by the President of the Minority Leader of Governor, House of Commission to One member the legislative Minority Leader of Senate, and the Senate, is Secretary of State, Representatives; consist of 12 appointed by leaders in the two the House of Minority Leader of members. responsible for Auditor of State, each of the two houses of the Representatives, the Senate, is redistricting the one person jointly One person Requires the judges of the major political one person responsible for state.xii elected by the appointed by the Commission to be state district party of which the appointed by the redistricting the Speaker of the Minority Leader established upon Requires the courts of Speaker is not a President of the state.ix House and the of the House of the approval of the Commission to appeals, who member are Senate, and one leader in the Representatives; Requires the amendment to the allow any resident were nominees responsible for person appointed Senate of the Commission to Ohio Constitution of Ohio to submit a of different apportioning the by the Minority One person same political allow any Ohio and again following Congressional plan political parties, state into General Leader of the appointed by the party, and one President of the elector to submit a each federal or a General who have the Assembly Senate, is Congressional plan Assembly plan for person jointly vi Senate; decennial census. longest and districts. responsible for or a General consideration.xiii selected by the Specifies that any second longest redistricting the One person Assembly plan for Minority Leader of Ohio citizen is continuous state. appointed by the consideration.x the House and the service on those eligible to serve as leader in the Provides that no Minority Leader courts as of a member of the Senate of the appointed member of the Senate; January 15 of the Commission, same political of the Commission year of the One person, who unless any of the party.xv may be a current is not affiliated following applies, in redistricting. The member of the with a political which case the appointee must General party, appointed person is be affiliated with vii Assembly. by a unanimous disqualified: the same political vote of the party as the Within the ten appointing judge. Speaker and years preceding Minority Leader the date of Three members, of the House of application, the one or all three of Representatives

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii and the person, or a whom must not President and member of the be affiliated with Minority Leader person's a political party of the Senate; immediate family and no two of and served as a whom may be federal or state affiliated with the The Secretary of elected official; same political State, who is a was a paid party, selected by nonvoting employee of the the judicially- member. Ohio Legislature, appointed Provides that no the United States members. member of the Congress, or the Specifies a Commission may office of a federal procedure for the be a current or state elected two judicially- member of the official; was the appointed General Assembly director of a state members to follow or of Congress.viii department or if they are unable agency; or was a to agree on which paid lobbyist, as three applicants to defined under appoint to the federal or state Commission. law. Prohibits a federal, Within the five state, or local years preceding elected or the date of appointed officer, a application, the candidate for person was a elective public candidate for office, a political federal or state party official, or a office; was a paid lobbyist from employee or paid attempting to

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii consultant of the influence the campaign for a selection of a political candidate member of the or for a political Commission. committee as Requires regional, defined by federal gender, and racial or state law; was diversity to be an official or paid considered in employee of any making political party appointments to organization; or the Commission. made monetary Specifies that the contributions to members of the political Commission: campaigns or political parties Must have had that exceed a the qualifications total of $5,000 of an elector of during a two-year Ohio for at least period. four years immediately prior Any person who to applying to has not voted in serve on the at least two of the Commission; previous three general elections Must not have conducted in held or been a even numbered candidate for any years. federal or state elective office by Requires, on or election or before January 1 of appointment

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii the year that the during the current decennial census is year or the conducted, the previous ten Chief Justice of the years; Supreme Court of Must not have Ohio to select by lot held or been a a panel consisting candidate for any of eight judges of other elective the courts of office during the appeals of Ohio, no current year or more than four of the previous four whom may be years; members of the same political party, Must not have which panel of been an judges will be employee of an responsible for elected federal, selecting potential state, or local members of the officer or body of Commission. officers during Requires the panel the current year of judges to appoint or the previous an independent six years; auditor who will Must not have assist the judges in held a position on determining the a governing body eligibility of potential of, or have been members of the an employee or Commission. an independent Permits eligible contractor of, a persons to submit political party

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii applications for during the current membership on the year or the Commission to the previous six Secretary of State, years; and requires the Must not have Secretary of State been, or been an to make available employee or an an appropriate independent application form contractor of, a designed to help registered determine the lobbyist during eligibility and the current year qualifications of or the previous applicants and to six years; publicize the application process. Must not have Requires the been a member Secretary of State of a board or to provide the panel commission of of judges with the the state or applications and federal any other records government, necessary to including a state determine eligibility university or of the applicants. college board of Requires the panel trustees, during of eight judges to the current year select from the or the previous applicants, 42 six years; individuals to serve Must not have as potential had an interest in

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii members of the a public contract Commission who with the federal, have the relevant state, or local skills and abilities, government including a capacity during the current for impartiality, and year or the who reflect the previous six diversity of Ohio. years; and Specifies that the Must not be the 42 potential spouse of, members must related within the include the 14 most second degree of qualified applicants consanguinity to, affiliated with each or the spouse of of the two largest a person who is political parties, and related within the the 14 most second degree of qualified applicants consanguinity to, who have been a person who is unaffiliated with disqualified under either of these these provisions. political parties during the prior five Prohibits a member years. of the Commission, for four years after Specifies that the the year of the selection of redistricting, from potential members engaging in any of requires the the above affirmative vote of disqualifying at least five of the activities, except eight judges.

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii Permits the for becoming the Speaker of the Ohio relative of a House of disqualified person. Representatives Requires the and the highest members of the ranking member of Commission to file the House not of financial disclosure the same political statements, which party as the must be open to Speaker to each the public.xvi respectively eliminate up to three of the 14 potential members affiliated with the largest political party, up to three of the 14 potential members affiliated with the second largest political party, and up to three of the 14 potential members not affiliated with either of these parties, resulting in a final pool of not less than 24 potential members of the Commission.

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii Requires the panel of eight judges, or their designee, to choose from the remaining pool of potential members by lot, and in public, three individuals affiliated with each of the two largest political parties and three individuals not affiliated with either of these parties to serve as members of the Commission. Requires these nine members to meet to select from the final pool of potential members three additional members, which shall include one member affiliated with the largest political party, one member affiliated with the second largest political party, and one

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii member not affiliated with either of these parties. Requires the nine initial Commission members, in selecting the final three members, to seek a total commission membership that reflects the diversity of Ohio and that has the relevant skills and abilities, including a capacity for impartiality, which will allow the Commission to fulfill its responsibilities. Specifies that the nine members selected by lot and the three additional members selected by the original nine members comprise the full Commission. Specifies that, if any member of the

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii Commission is unable to complete the member's service on the Commission, the remaining members of the Commission must select a new member from the final pool of potential members, so that the total membership of the Commission consists of 12 members, including four members affiliated with the largest political party, four members affiliated with the second largest political party, and four members not affiliated with either of these parties. Specifies that no member of the Commission is subject to removal

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii by the General Assembly or any member of the executive branch. Specifies that members of the Commission are ineligible to be elected or appointed to the State Legislature for any districts that were established or modified by that Commission.xi Timeline Requires the Requires the Requires the Requires the first Establishes a Requires the Requires the first Requires the meeting at which Governor to presiding member meeting of the detailed timeline Governor to meeting of the General Assembly districts will be convene the first of the Ohio Commission to be for the selection of convene the first Board to be to make the drawn to be meeting of the Redistricting held in a year members to the meeting of the convened not later required funds convened on a Ohio Redistricting Commission to ending in the Commission.xx Commission, than the third available to the date designated by Commission only convene the first numeral one on Requires the which must be held Tuesday in Ohio Independent the Governor in a year ending in meeting of the the first business Commission to after March 1 but January in each Redistricting between August 1 the numeral one, Commission not day occurring two establish and before March 16 of year ending in the Commission not and October 1 in unless the later than the third weeks after the publish the new the year ending in numeral one. later than January each year ending Commission is Tuesday in day on which the district boundaries the numeral one. Requires the 15 of a year ending in the numeral one, convened by a January in each decennial census no later than Requires the Board to establish in the numeral one and requires the court to redraw year ending in the data is released October 1 of the Commission to an apportionment (see Governor to give judicially numeral one, and regarding the state year prior to the convene not later for General Appropriations). two weeks invalidated requires the of Ohio. year elections will than May 1 of a Assembly districts Requires the advance notice of districts. presiding member Requires the be held in the new year ending in the by October 1 of judicially-appointed the date, time, and to give two weeks

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii place of such Requires the advance public Commission to districts.xxi numeral one, the year in which members of the meeting. Commission, not notice of the date, meet not later than public notice being the Board Commission to be later than time, and place of four weeks after given, to establish convenes.xxiii appointed not later Specifies that the September 15 of a each meeting. the day the a schedule that it than February 15 Governor must Requires any plan year ending in the decennial census determines of that year. cause the Requires the of apportionment numeral one, to data is released to appropriate to apportionment to Secretary of State, to allow 30 days Requires release to the establish a carry out its be published no by April 1 of that for persons to applicants for the public a proposed schedule that it redistricting duties. later than October year, to gather change residence remaining seats on plan of General determines 5 of the year in census, boundary, Requires the in order to be the Commission to Assembly and appropriate to which it is made. and political index Commission to eligible for apply not later than Congressional carry out its duties data and to make it adopt General election. March 1 of that districts. under Article XI. available to the Assembly and year. Requires the public for the Requires the Congressional Requires the Commission to purpose of data district plans to be districts not later remaining adopt final analysis and the adopted not later than October 1 of a members of the redistricting plans drawing of than 20 weeks year ending in the Commission to be not earlier than the legislative districts after the decennial numeral one. selected not later last week of (see Preparation census data is Requires the than March 30 of October of a year of census data released regarding Secretary of State that year. the state of Ohio. ending in the and preliminary to cause the Requires the numeral one but calculations). Establishes a tie- redistricting plans Commission to not later than the breaking to be published not Requires the invite the public to second week of procedure for the later than October Commission to submit proposed November of such adoption of district 5 of the year in adopt final district plans on a year. plans if the which they are redistricting plans May 1 of that year Commission is made.xxii Specifies that the not later than (see Method of unable to adopt final plans become October 1 of that selecting district those plans by the effective upon filing year. plans). end of the 20th with the Secretary Requires a person Specifies a week after the of State.xvii who intends to procedure to select release of the

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii the best publicly census data.xix submit a plan to file submitted district a notice of intent by plans, which take May 15 of that effect automatically year. if the Commission Requires the fails to adopt Commission to redistricting plans release the census before the deadline data and other (see Method of required selecting district information to the plans). public on June 1 of Specifies that the that year (see Secretary of State Preparation of must cause the census data and redistricting to be preliminary published no later calculations). than October 5 of Requires all the year in which it proposed district is made. plans to be filed with the Requires any plan Commission not of redistricting to later than July 1 of allow 30 days for that year. persons to change residence in order Requires the to be eligible for Commission to election.xviii select a plan not later than September 30 of that year. Permits the

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii Commission to adjust the specified dates as necessary to reflect the availability of census data, the time required to process plans, the filing dates for primary elections, and other relevant factors to adopt a valid redistricting plan.xxiv Organizational No provision. Requires all Requires all Specifies that all Authorizes the Requires all Requires the Requires the Ohio procedures meetings of the meetings of the meetings of the Commission to hire meetings of the Apportionment Independent Ohio Redistricting Ohio Redistricting Commission must necessary staff, Ohio Redistricting Board to decide all Redistricting Commission to be Commission to be be open to the experts, and legal Commission to be matters coming Commission to open to the public. open to the public. public, and counsel and use open to the public. before it by a prescribe rules meetings must be the services of majority vote of its governing the Specifies that Allows the Requires, at the broadcast by existing state members present Commission's meetings must be Commission to Commission's first electronic means employees in order at any meeting. procedures. broadcast by adopt procedural meeting, the of transmission to fulfill the electronic means rules for its members to Specifies that Prohibits the using a medium Commission's of transmission operation. convene, select members of the Commission from readily accessible responsibilities. using a medium co-chairpersons, at Board may be forming Specifies that the by the general readily accessible Requires all least one of whom represented by committees to member of the public. by the general meetings of the shall be a member their respective conduct its Commission who public, subject to Requires, at the Commission to be of a political party designees at any business. is not affiliated with the discretion of Commission's first open to the public. other than the meeting of the Requires four a political party is the Commission. meeting, the Requires the largest one Board. members of the the presiding members to represented on the

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii Requires, at the member of the convene, select Commission to Commission, and Requires all Commission to Commission's first Commission. co-chairpersons, at adopt rules for its adopt procedural meetings of the comprise a quorum meeting, the least one of whom operation and to rules for the Apportionment at any meeting. Specifies that the members to must be a member guide its operation of the Board to be open Secretary of State Requires an convene, select of a political party application of the Commission. to the public. is a nonvoting affirmative vote of co-chairpersons, other than the redistricting member of the Requires the Requires the at least four one of whom must largest one factors. Commission. Commission to Governor to members of the be a member of a represented on the Specifies that all prepare a report preside at Commission to political party other Requires the Commission, and records, that explains the meetings of the authorize any than the largest Commission to adopt procedural communications, basis on which the Board. action. one represented hold a public rules for the and draft plans of Commission made Permits the Board Requires the on the competition to Commission's the Commission, its decisions to to adopt Commission to Commission, and determine the operation. its individual achieve the procedural rules hold at least five set a schedule for congressional Following the members, or staff required districting for its public hearings, the adoption of district map, the adoption of a that are related to criteria operation.xxxiv one in each procedural rules House of redistricting plan, the establishment immediately after Requires the quadrant of Ohio for the operation of Representatives requires the or possible the adoption of a Board to hold a and one in the the Commission. district map, and Commission to modification of any plan. public competition state capital, to the Senate district prepare a report Ohio Requires the Generally requires to select the receive spoken or map that comply, that explains the Congressional or Commission, after a simple majority district maps that written public to the greatest basis on which the state legislative the plans are of its members for comply, to the comment regarding extent, with the Commission made district boundaries introduced but any action by the greatest extent, the plans and the districting criteria its decisions to are public records. before they are Ohio Redistricting with the districting Commission's (see Method of achieve the adopted to conduct Requires the Commission, criteria (see process. selecting district districting criteria a minimum of three Commission to except that the Methods of Requires all plans). specified in the public hearings make available to affirmative vote of selecting district business of the Ohio Constitution. across the state to Generally requires the public in a five members of plans). Commission, present the plans a simple majority Specifies that a timely fashion all the Commission, including and to seek public of its members for vote of at least five information that is including votes communications input regarding the any action by the of its members is available to any from at least two between or among proposed Commission, required for any member of the members of the members, to be

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii redistricting except that a action by the Ohio Commission and Commission who conducted at open plans.xxv unanimous Redistricting that may be used are members of a meetings, except affirmative vote of Commission, but for preparing or political party other for communications Generally requires the Commission is requires the evaluating than the largest with the a simple majority required to adopt affirmative vote of redistricting plans one represented Commission's legal of its members for any plan. five of the seven or maps, including on the counsel or with an any action by the Commission the measures to be Commission, are employee, Commission, Requires the members, used in evaluating required to adopt consultant, or except that the Commission, upon including at least community any plan. vendor of the affirmative vote of the publication of two members of preservation, Commission. five members of the redistricting, to Requires the the Commission politically balanced the Commission, adjourn until the Commission to Requires all written who are members districts, including at least next year ending in make the communications to of a political party representational one member who the numeral one or necessary be distributed to other than the fairness, and is a member of a until it is convened provisions to allow the Commission largest one compactness, as political party other as the result of a for public comment simultaneously and represented on the well as the than the largest legal challenge.xxvii at public hearings to be made public. Commission, to consideration to be one represented and in writing and Requires all adopt any plan. given to all factors. on the to allow for any records of the Commission, is Specifies that Requires the resident of Ohio to Commission to be required to adopt members may be Commission to submit a made available to any plan. represented on the provide a Congressional plan the public. Commission by reasonable or a General Requires all Requires the co- their designees, opportunity for the Assembly plan for meetings of the chairpersons of the but only public to submit consideration. Commission to Commission to be Commission proposed Requires the co- jointly dissolve the transcribed, and members may redistricting plans, chairpersons of the Commission not requires the participate in a and requires the Commission to more than six transcripts to be vote to adopt a Commission to jointly dissolve the weeks after the made publicly redistricting plan. give full and fair Commission after adoption of a available within 24 Prohibits a consideration to the adoption of a Congressional plan hours. designee from plans submitted by Congressional plan

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii and a General participating in the public. and a General Requires the xxvi Assembly plan. such a vote. Requires all Assembly plan and Commission to Requires the proposed the completion of provide adequate Commission to redistricting plans any necessary public notice of its make the and maps to be administrative meetings at least necessary made available to functions. three days in provisions to allow the public for a Upon the advance. for public comment reasonable period dissolution of the Allows the at public hearings of time before Commission, Commission to hire and in writing and being approved by requires the co- staff and to obtain to allow for any the Commission, chairs to arrange facilities and Ohio elector to and specifies that for all records of equipment for its submit a a reasonable the Commission to operation. Congressional plan opportunity must be delivered to the Requires the or a General be provided for the Ohio Historical Commission's staff Assembly plan for public to testify Society for to meet the same xxviii xxxiii consideration. about proposed preservation. eligibility Specifies that, if plans or maps prior requirements as the Commission is to their being the members of the unable to adopt a approved. Commission, legislative plan, Specifies that the except for the Congressional affirmative vote of requirement that plan, or both, by at least seven the person have the end of the 20th members of the had the week after the day Commission is qualifications of an on which the Ohio required to adopt elector for at least census data is any plan.xxxi four years. released, all of the Specifies that, if Specifies xxix following apply: the Commission conditions for the (1) For each type fails to establish removal or of plan that has district boundaries resignation of a

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii not been by October 1 of the member of the adopted, year before Commission, and members of elections are to be requires a vacancy the held in the new to be filled in the Commission districts, an action manner in which who are may be initiated in the original affiliated with the Supreme Court member was the two largest of Ohio for the appointed. political parties adoption of district Requires an in the state boundaries. agency designated each have one Requires the by the Governor to week to Supreme Court, in be the custodian of develop their such an action, to the Commission's last, best offer select from among records, to of a the plans maintain those redistricting submitted to or records for not less plan. The plans considered by the than 40 years, and must be Commission and to keep them open submitted to adopt the plan that to the public.xxxv the Secretary most closely meets of State, to be the requirements placed on the of Article XI and ballot at the complies with the general rules and election measures conducted in established by the that year. Commission.xxxii During that same one- week period, members of

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii the Commission who are affiliated with the two largest political parties in the state each must select one of their members, and those two selected members must select a third person, who is not a member of the Commission. The two selected Commission members, and the third person they select, must, by majority vote, choose from among the publicly submitted plans the

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii single plan that is the most competitive, that splits the fewest number of political subdivisions, and that, to the best of their belief, meets all the other redistricting requirements, including, but not limited to, federal statutory provisions dealing specifically with the protection of minority voting rights. That plan also must be submitted to the Secretary of State, to be placed on the ballot at the general

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii election conducted in that year. Of the three plans submitted to the Secretary of State for placement on that ballot at the general election, the plan receiving the highest number of favorable votes at that election is adopted. (2) If a primary election was scheduled to occur prior to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May of the following even- numbered year, that primary election, and

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii any special election scheduled to be held on the day of that primary election, must be conducted on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May, unless the General Assembly specifies a later date by law. (3) Every primary election conducted during the ten- year period preceding the next redistricting to nominate candidates for representatives for the applicable

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii districts must be conducted as a nonpartisan primary. The name of each candidate will be placed on the ballot without reference to party affiliation. The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes in each district at that election are nominated, and the names of those candidates will appear on the ballot at the general election, regardless of their political party affiliation.

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii Specifies that, after the Commission adopts a Congressional plan and a General Assembly plan and completes any necessary administrative functions, the co- chairpersons of the Commission must jointly dissolve it. Upon the dissolution of the Commission, requires the co- chairpersons to arrange for all records of the Commission to be delivered to the Ohio Historical Society, or to a functionally equivalent entity providing state archival services, for preservation.xxx Districts to be Requires the Specifies that the Specifies that the Specifies that the Requires the Specifies that the Requires the Specifies that the drawn under persons Ohio Redistricting Ohio Redistricting Ohio Redistricting Commission to Ohio Redistricting Apportionment Ohio Independent

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii the process responsible for Commission is Commission is Commission is establish Commission is Board to establish Redistricting apportionment to responsible for the responsible for the responsible for the boundaries for responsible for the an apportionment Commission is establish General redistricting of redistricting of redistricting of each of Ohio's redistricting of for 99 House of responsible for the Assembly Ohio for Congress Ohio for Congress Ohio for Congress state legislative Ohio for Congress Representatives redistricting of Ohio districts.xxxvi and the General and the General and the General and Congressional and the General districts and 33 for Congress and Assembly.xxxvii Assembly.xxxviii Assembly.xxxix districts.xl Assembly.xli Senate districts.xlii the General Assembly.xliii Preparation of No provision. No provision. Requires the Establishes the Requires the Requires the Requires the Requires the Ohio census data Secretary of State, Redistricting Commission to Commission to Secretary of State, Independent and preliminary by April 1 of a year Information make available to develop and by April 1 of a year Redistricting calculations ending in the Services Office, the public in a implement a plan ending in the Commission, not numeral one, to do which must be a timely fashion all to make available numeral one, to do later than June 1 of all of the following: nonpartisan office information that is to the public all all of the the redistricting under the auspices available to any relevant data and following:xlix year, to make Gather and make of the General member of the information available to the available to the Gather and Assembly, to do all Commission and necessary for the public:li public, in a form xlv make available of the following: that may be used submission of a that facilitates to the public, in a The ratio of for preparing or potential data analysis Gather and make form that representation evaluating Congressional plan and the drawing available to the facilitates data numbers for each redistricting plans and a potential of legislative Commission and analysis and the type of district or maps, including General Assembly districts: (1) to the public, in a drawing of and the minimum the measures to be plan by any thorough and form that legislative and maximum used in evaluating resident of Ohio.xlviii accurate census facilitates data districts: population community data and analysis and the (1) thorough and numbers preservation, (2) information drawing of accurate census corresponding to politically balanced detailing the legislative and data and (2) those ratios; districts, boundaries of Congressional information representational The population of political districts, detailing the fairness, and each county, subdivisions and thorough and boundaries of compactness, as municipal election accurate census political well as the corporation,

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii precincts. data and consideration to be subdivisions and township, and information given to all election precinct; Establish and xlvii detailing the factors. precincts. make public the The votes cast boundaries of statewide Establish and for the partisan political partisan index, make public the candidates in the subdivisions that which must be statewide three closest are required to calculated as partisan index, general elections. be considered in follows: (1) using which must be "Partisan establishing a the results of all calculated as candidates" redistricting plan; nonjudicial Ohio follows: (1) means the statewide state Provide to the using the results nominees of the or federal Commission any of all nonjudicial recognized elections in the additional data or Ohio statewide political parties at ten years election state or federal a general immediately information the elections in the election, preceding the Commission ten years including year of an requests, in the immediately candidates for apportionment, form requested; preceding the President and the Secretary of year of an Vice President. Provide all map- State must apportionment, The "three production and determine the the Secretary of closest general data services the three elections State must elections" means Commission that had the determine the the three general requires in smallest three elections elections for non- completing its percentage that had the judicial statewide duties; and margin between smallest federal or state the highest and Establish and percentage office, including second highest maintain margin between the offices of nominees of a electronic the highest and President and political party. If resources that second highest Vice President, in any of the are accessible to nominees of a held in any of the

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii three elections the public and political party. If four previous the percentages that permit in any of the even-numbered of the two members of the three elections years highest public to prepare the percentages immediately nominees of legislative and of the two preceding the political parties Congressional highest year of the do not equal redistricting nominees of redistricting, in 100%, the plans for political parties which the remaining consideration by do not equal statewide margin percentage for the Commission. 100%, the of victory that election remaining between the Requires the must be percentage for partisan Commission to attributed to the that election candidates with develop and parties of the two must be the highest and implement a plan highest attributed to the second-highest to make available nominees in the parties of the two vote totals was to the public ratio of the highest the narrowest through the percentages nominees in the and in which Redistricting received by ratio of the those candidates Information those nominees. percentages received Services Office all (2) The received by combined votes relevant data and Secretary of those nominees, equal to at least information State then must and (2) The 90% of the votes necessary for the add together the Secretary of cast for all submission of a percentage of State then must candidates for potential the vote received add together the the office. Congressional plan by the percentage of and a potential The average candidates with the vote received General Assembly partisan index for the same political by the plan by any Ohio each individual party affiliation candidates with elector.xlvi precinct. The for each of those the same average partisan

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii three elections political party index for a and divide each affiliation for precinct or district of those totals by each of those is calculated in three to establish three elections the following the statewide and divide each manner: partisan index for of those totals by (1) Determine the those political three to establish percentage of the parties. the statewide vote received in partisan index Establish and the precinct or for those political make public the district for each of parties. precinct partisan the two partisan index of each Establish and candidates who election precinct. make public the received the two To establish the precinct partisan highest vote totals precinct partisan index of each statewide in each index for each election precinct. of the three precinct in the To establish the closest general state, the precinct partisan elections, taking Secretary of index for each into consideration State must add precinct in the only the votes cast together the state, the in the precinct or percentage of Secretary of district for those the vote received State must add two partisan in that precinct together the candidates in each by the political percentage of such election; then party nominees the vote received (2) Average described above. in that precinct together the three If in any of the by the political voting three elections party nominees percentages for the percentages as described the candidates of those above. If in any with the same

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii nominees do not of the three partisan affiliation equal 100%, the elections the by dividing the remaining percentages of sum of the percentage for those nominees percentages by those nominees do not equal three to yield the in those elections 100%, the average partisan must be remaining index for that attributed to the percentage for precinct or district parties of those those nominees for candidates of nominees in the in those that partisan ratio of the elections must affiliation. If a percentages be attributed to district contains a received by the parties of divided precinct, those nominees. those nominees that precinct must The Secretary of in the ratio of the be omitted from State must then percentages the computation divide the received by for a district. percentage totals those nominees. The maximum by three to The Secretary of number of whole establish the State must then congressional precinct partisan divide the and House of index for each percentage Representatives political party in totals by three to districts that must each precinct in establish the be created within the state. precinct partisan each county; and index for each Requires the political party in The individual Secretary of State each precinct in precincts in the to also provide to the state. state that need the Ohio not be contained Redistricting Requires the wholly within a Commission, and Secretary of State

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii make public, any to also provide to single district, additional data or the Apportionment based on their election Board, and make lack of contiguity. information the public, any Commission additional data or requests in the election form requested.xliv information the Apportionment Board requests in the form requested.l District Requires the Permits the Requires the Requires the Requires the Requires the Requires each Requires the population population of each General Assembly congressional ratio population of each population of each population of each House of congressional ratio requirements House of to designate a of representation Congressional House of Congressional Representatives of representation to Representatives method for to be calculated by district to be as Representatives district to be as district to contain a be calculated by district to be determining the dividing the state equal to the ratio of district to be equal to the ratio of population dividing the state substantially equal population of the population, as representation in substantially equal representation in between 95% and population, as to the ratio of state for purposes determined by the the Congress as to the ratio of the Congress as 105% of the ratio determined by the representation in of calculating the census, by the practicable. representation in practicable.lxi of representation census, by the the House of ratios of number of Requires each the House of Requires each in the House of number of lxv Representatives, representation in congressional House of Representatives, House of Representatives. congressional and generally the General districts Representatives and generally Representatives Requires each districts prohibits a House Assembly, if the apportioned to the district to contain a prohibits a House district to contain a Senate district to apportioned to the of Representatives federal decennial state pursuant to population of Representatives population contain a state. district from census is the U.S. between 95% and district from between 95% and population Requires each containing a unavailable. Constitution. 105% of the ratio containing a 105% of the ratio between 95% and congressional population of less population of less Requires the Requires the of representation in of representation in 105% of the ratio district to contain a than 95% nor more than 98% nor more population of each population of each the House of the House of of representation population between than 105% of the than 102% of the lxvi House of congressional Representatives. Representatives, in the Senate. 99.5% and 100.5% ratio of ratio of Representatives district to be as Requires each except in the case Specifies that of the representation, representation, of a county with a congressional ratio

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii except in those district to be equal to the Senate district to except in those population of each House of of representation. instances where substantially equal congressional ratio contain a instances where between 90% and Representatives Requires each reasonable effort is to the ratio of of representation population reasonable effort is 110%, which may district is entitled House of made to avoid representation in as practicable. between 95% and made to avoid be designated as to a single Representatives dividing a county.lii the House of 105% of the ratio dividing a county.lix its own district.lxii representative in Requires each district to contain a Representatives, of representation in each General Requires the House of Requires the Requires each population between and the population the Senate.lvii Assembly and population of each Representatives population of each Senate district to 95% and 105% of of each Senate each Senate Senate district to district to be Specifies that each Senate district to contain a the ratio of district to be district is entitled be substantially substantially equal Congressional be substantially population representation in substantially equal to a single senator equal to the ratio of to the ratio of district is entitled to equal to the ratio of between 95% and the House of to the ratio of in each General representation in representation in a single representation in 105% of the ratio Representatives. representation in Assembly.lxvii lxviii the Senate, and the House of representative in the Senate, and of representation in the Senate. lxiii prohibits any Representatives the United States prohibits any the Senate. Senate district Requires each and to contain a House of Senate district Specifies that each from containing a House of population Representatives, from containing a Congressional population of less Representatives between 95% and and specifies that population of less district is entitled to than 95% nor more district to contain a 105% of the ratio each House and than 98% nor more a single than 105% of the population of representation in Senate district is than 102% of the representative in ratio of between 95% and the House of entitled to a single ratio of the United States lx representation.liii 105% of the ratio Representatives. representative in representation. House of of representation in each General Representatives in Specifies that each Requires each lviii the House of Assembly. each Congress, House of Senate district to Representatives, that each House of Representatives be substantially except in the case Representatives district is entitled to equal to the ratio of of a county with a district is entitled to a single representation in population a single representative in the Senate and to between 90% and representative in each General contain a 110%, which may each General Assembly and that population be designated as Assembly, and that each Senate between 95% and its own district. each Senate district is entitled to 105% of the ratio district is entitled to

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii a single senator in Requires each of representation in a single senator in each General Senate district to the Senate each General Assembly.liv contain a (relocated but Assembly.lxiv population otherwise between 95% and unchanged by the 105% of the ratio resolution). of representation in Specifies that each the Senate. congressional Specifies that each district is entitled to Congressional a single district is entitled to representative in a single the U.S. House of representative in Representatives in the United States each Congress. House of Specifies that each Representatives, House of and specifies that Representatives each House and district is entitled to Senate district is a single entitled to a single representative in representative in each General each General Assembly and Assembly.lv each Senate district is entitled to a single senator in each General Assembly (relocated but otherwise unchanged by the

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii resolution).lvi

District Requires every Requires any plan Eliminates the Requires any plan Requires any plan Requires any plan Eliminates the Generally standards House of adopted by the requirement that adopted by the adopted by the adopted by the requirement that eliminates the Representatives Ohio Redistricting city wards be Ohio Redistricting Commission to Ohio Redistricting city wards be current redistricting district to be Commission to considered when Commission to comply with all Commission to considered when criteria. compact and comply with all establishing comply with all applicable Ohio comply with all establishing Requires each composed of applicable Ohio districts. applicable Ohio and federal applicable Ohio districts. Senate district to contiguous and federal and federal constitutional and federal Generally Generally be composed of territory, and the constitutional constitutional provisions and all constitutional eliminates current eliminates current three Ohio House boundary of each provisions and all provisions and all applicable federal provisions and all redistricting criteria redistricting criteria of Representatives district to be a applicable federal applicable federal statutory applicable federal and instead and instead districts. single statutory statutory provisions, statutory specifies the specifies the Requires the Ohio nonintersecting provisions. provisions, including, but not provisions, xcvii following: following: Independent continuous line. including, but not limited to, those including, but not Prohibits any Each House of Redistricting Each limited to, those dealing specifically limited to, those Specifies that, to individual district Representatives Commission to congressional dealing specifically with the protection dealing specifically the extent from being drawn district must be determine the district and each with the protection of minority voting with the protection consistent with primarily with the composed of competitiveness House of of minority voting rights. of minority voting population intent to favor or contiguous number for each Representatives rights. rights. requirements, the disfavor a political Requires every territory, and the publicly submitted district must be boundary lines of party. Requires every state legislative Requires every boundary of redistricting plan composed of districts must be so Congressional and and congressional Congressional and each district and to designate Requires every contiguous drawn so as to General Assembly district to be General Assembly must be a single any one or more Congressional and territory, and the delineate an area district to be composed of district to be nonintersecting plans that have the General Assembly boundary of each containing one or compact and contiguous compact and continuous line. highest district to be district must be a more whole composed of territory, specifies composed of competitiveness compact and single counties. contiguous that the boundary contiguous Each Senate number as composed of nonintersecting territory, and of each district territory, requires district must be apparently Specifies that, contiguous continuous line. requires the must be a single the boundary of composed of prevailing plans where population territory, and boundary of each nonintersecting each district to be three contiguous (see Method of requirements requires the Each Senate district to be a continuous line, a single House of selecting district cannot feasibly be boundary of each district must be

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii attained by forming district line to be a composed of single and requires each nonintersecting Representatives plans). a district from a single three contiguous nonintersecting district to be in continuous line, districts. Requires a plan's whole county or nonintersecting House of continuous line. compliance with all and, to the extent Any island must competitiveness counties, the continuous line. Representatives other requirements possible, requires Eliminates the be part of the number to be district must be districts. of Article XI. the boundary lines Requires the preference to district that is calculated by formed by of districts to be Commission to Any island must retaining whole Eliminates current geographically multiplying the total combining the drawn so as to avoid splitting be part of the counties and district criteria and closest to the number of areas of delineate an area political district that is instead requires instead requires island. balanced governmental units containing one or subdivisions. geographically districts to be the Commission to competitive giving preference, more whole Requires any map Defines a "political closest to the drawn as to adopt the districts by two, in the order named, counties. adopted by the subdivision" for island. delineate an area redistricting plan then adding the to counties, Apportionment this purpose as a containing whole that, in its Specifies that, total number of townships, Requires any map Board to comply county, a municipal areas of judgment, most where whole other remaining municipalities, and adopted or with all applicable corporation, a governmental closely meets the governmental units competitive city wards. selected to comply federal township, or a units, giving following four cannot be districts and with all applicable constitutional Specifies that, municipal ward. preference to the factors, without maintained in a subtracting twice federal provisions and all where smallest violating the single district, only the total number of Provides that constitutional applicable federal governmental units governmental previously two such units may unbalanced dividing a provisions and all statutory must be divided to units, as described be divided per competitive noncontiguous applicable federal provisions, meet population determined by standards: House of districts. The political subdivision statutory including, but not requirements, only population, of (1) Community Representatives competitiveness is not considered provisions, limited to, those one such unit may municipal wards, preservation – districts, and number for General splitting that including, but not dealing specifically be divided villages, minimizes the specifies that, in Assembly plans political subdivision limited to, those with the protection between two townships, and number of the case of must be derived by if its noncontiguous dealing specifically of minority voting districts, giving municipalities. governmental Congressional xcviii adding the portions are with the protection rights. preference in the Specifies that, units that must districts, the competitiveness included in of minority voting Specifies that selection of a unit where whole be divided number of units number for the separate districts, rights. proposed maps for division to a governmental units between divided per district House of but that dividing a must, to the township, a city Specifies that must be divided, different may be more than Representatives noncontiguous greatest extent ward, a city, and a proposed maps those units may be districts, by two, but not more districts to the political subdivision possible, contain village in the order must, to the divided, but with a combining the than necessary to competitiveness

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii named. is considered greatest extent preference for areas of whole achieve the ratio of the number of number for the splitting the possible, contain retaining whole the governmental representation in House of Senate districts. Requires district political subdivision the number of smallest units giving Congress. Representatives boundaries Defines a if any Congressional governmental preference, in districts and established by the Requires, if one or "competitive noncontiguous districts, House of units, as the order Senate districts preceding more district" as a district portion is divided Representatives determined by named, to that favor each apportionment to governmental units in which the into separate districts, and population.lxxxii counties, political party be adopted to the must be divided measure of districts. Senate districts municipalities, represented in the extent reasonably Specifies that, between districts, competition is no that favor each contiguous state partisan consistent with the Provides that when the formation preference to be more than 5%. political party townships, and index in the ratio population dividing, along a of competitive given to a Specifies that the represented in the city wards. reflected by that requirements.lxix county line, a districts does not contiguous "measure of state partisan index. political subdivision conflict with the (2) Competitivene township, a competition" for a Requires a county index in the ratio that has territory in other constitutional ss – maximizes contiguous Specifies that no district is calculated having at least one reflected by that more than one principles, the Ohio the number of municipality, and a House of by taking the two House of index. county is not Redistricting politically village, in the order Representatives average partisan Representatives considered splitting Specifies that no Commission is balanced named. district map may indexes for the ratio of the political House of required to districts. A Eliminates a be adopted that district and representation to subdivision. Representatives maximize the "politically current fails to include the calculating the have as many district map may number of balanced requirement that number of districts difference between House of Specifies that, be adopted or competitive district" is a district boundaries favoring each the two indexes, Representatives notwithstanding selected that fails districts using the district where established in a political party in keeping the index districts wholly the other to include the following the average prior redistricting the ratio reflected for one of the within the provisions of the lxxxiii number of districts criteria: political party be adopted to the by the state partisan affiliations boundaries of the resolution, where it favoring each indexes, extent that they are partisan index. always as the county as it has is necessary to The Commission political party in the determined reasonably Specifies that no minuend and the whole ratios of divide political must determine ratio reflected by using actual consistent with the Senate district index for the other representation, subdivisions, only the average the state partisan election results redistricting map may be partisan affiliation and requires any two such political partisan indexes index. for each from recent requirements.xci adopted that fails always as the fraction of the subdivisions, other representative proposed district Requires, when to include the subtrahend from population in than a county, may Specifies that no statewide by averaging the formation of number of districts district to district excess of a whole be divided per congressional or elections, does together the competitive favoring each throughout a

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii ratio to be a part of House of Senate district map percentage of not lean toward districts does not political party in redistricting plan. only one adjoining Representatives may be adopted or the vote received one party by conflict with the the ratio reflected Defines a House of district. selected that fails by each more than five other redistricting by the state "balanced Representatives to include the nonjudicial percent. principles, the Ohio partisan index Requires the competitive district" district.lxx number of districts statewide Redistricting unless doing so is Commission, (3) Representation as any competitive favoring each candidate with Commission to impossible, in Requires a subject to all of the al fairness – district where the political party in the the same political make its best which case the reasonable effort Ohio Constitution's balances the measure of ratio reflected by party affiliation efforts to maximize only Senate map to be made to other redistricting number of competition favors the state partisan who received the number of that may be create a House of requirements, to districts the candidates of index unless doing votes within the competitive adopted is one Representatives preserve together leaning toward one of the two so is impossible, in district during the districts using the that includes the district consisting whole suburban, each political partisan affiliations which case the prior ten years, following criteria:xcii number of districts of a whole county, urban, and rural party so that comprising the only congressional taking into favoring each when the county communities that the number of (1) The measure of or Senate map that account only the political party in a has a population of share similar districts Commission competition by may be adopted or votes received ratio as close to between 90% and characteristics.lxxiv leaning toward must being higher than selected is one by candidates that reflected by 110% of the ratio each party determine the the measure of Eliminates a that includes the affiliated with the the state partisan of closely three most competition for current number of districts two political index as is representation.lxxi corresponds to competitive candidates with the requirement that favoring each parties with the the general possible. other partisan Requires each district boundaries political party in a largest preferences of elections by Requires the affiliation and that county containing established in a ratio as close to population in the the voters of percentage for district partisan competitive district population prior redistricting that reflected by state over that Ohio, as nonjudicial index to be is balanced in that substantially equal be adopted to the the state partisan ten-year period. determined statewide state calculated for each plan by a to one ratio of extent that they are index as is A "competitive using actual or federal proposed district in corresponding representation in reasonably possible. election results office, each map competitive district the House of consistent with the district" is a Requires the from recent including the submitted in the where the measure Representatives, redistricting district for which district partisan representative elections of a competition, and of competition but in no event requirements.lxxv the average index to be statewide President and specifies the favors candidates less than 95% of partisan indexes Requires a county calculated for each elections. Vice President manner of with the other the ratio nor more are not more having at least one proposed district in than 5% apart. (4) Compactness of the United calculating that partisan affiliation. than 105% of the xcix House of each map – creates States, in index. For the purpose of

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii ratio to be Representatives submitted in the Requires the districts that which the Develops a tiered designating designated a ratio of competition, and Commission to are compact. candidates approach to balanced representative representation to specifies the makes its best Requires the receiving the evaluating district competitive district, and have as many manner of efforts to create a Commission to highest and plans submitted in districts, each such permits each House of calculating that House of make publicly second highest the required public district must be county containing Representatives index. Representatives available with each number of competition, as counted no more a population districts wholly district consisting votes were the follows:c than once and, in Develops a tiered proposed between 90% and within the of a whole county, nominees of the case of a approach to redistricting plan, a (1) Requires the 90% of the ratio or boundaries of the when the county political General Assembly evaluating district report that Apportionment between 105% and county as it has has a population of parties, and redistricting plan, plans submitted in identifies the Board to 110% of the ratio whole ratios of between 95% and that were held only a competitive the required public following determine the to be designated a representation, 105% of the ratio in the three Senate district may competition, as information for extent to representative and requires any of each district: previous even- which the be used to balance follows: lxxxiv district. fraction of the representation. boundaries, numbered district another population in (1) Requires the years competitive Senate Proceeding in Requires Senate population, racial partisan index excess of a whole Ohio Redistricting immediately district and only a succession from districts to be and ethnic of each ratio to be a part of Commission to preceding the competitive House the largest to the composed of three composition, proposed only one adjoining determine the year in which of Representatives smallest, requires contiguous House compactness district varies House of extent to which the the district may be each remaining of Representatives measure, from the Representatives district partisan lxxxv Commission used to balance county containing districts. governmental units statewide district.lxxvi index of each meets to adopt another more than one Eliminates the that are divided, partisan index, proposed district new plans, competitive House whole ratio of Requires each current and political party and varies from the provided that of Representatives representation to House of constitutional indexes, as well as specifically statewide partisan the two district. be divided into Representatives requirement that statewide totals of requires the index, and partisan House of district to be district boundaries the number of districts to be Defines an specifically candidates Representatives created and established by the governmental units categorized "uncompetitive requires the combined districts, with the numbered in the preceding of each type that based on how district" as a district districts to be received at remaining territory following order, to redistricting must are divided, the far they vary in which the categorized based least 95% of within such county the extent that that be adopted to the number of from that measure of on how far they the total votes containing a order is consistent extent reasonably politically balanced index. competition is more vary from that cast. fraction of one with the above consistent with the districts, and the (2) Specifies that than 15%.

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii whole ratio of standards: index. constitutional number of districts (2) Using those any map that Defines an representation redistricting that lean toward three elections, has an equal "unbalanced (1) Each county (2) Specifies that included in one requirements.lxxxvi each political party. the number of uncompetitive containing any map that has representative Commission proposed district" as any population an equal number Eliminates an Requires the district by must districts in uncompetitive substantially equal of proposed existing provision Commission to use combining it with determine the which the district where the to one ratio of districts in which that requires the the previously adjoining territory average district measure of representation in the district partisan persons identified outside the partisan partisan index competition favors the House of index favors each responsible for information in county.lxxii indexes for favors each the candidates of Representatives, political party redistricting to evaluating each each proposed political party one of the two Requires Senate but in no event which is make reasonable plan and to adopt district by which is partisan affiliations districts to be less than 95% of represented in the efforts to create a the plan that most taking the represented in comprising the composed of three the ratio or more state partisan House of closely meets the percentage of the state measure of contiguous House than 105% of the index in each of Representatives requirements of the vote partisan index competition by of Representatives ratio, must be those categories district consisting this section. received in the in each of being higher than districts. designated a will be deemed a of a whole county if Prohibits any plan district for each those the measure of representative better map than the population of from being drawn Requires a county of the two categories will competition for district. one which has an the county is not or adopted with having at least one partisan be deemed a candidates with the unequal number of less than 90% nor intent to favor or whole Senate ratio (2) Each county candidates better map other partisan proposed districts more than 110% of disfavor a political of representation with a population who received than one affiliation and that in which the district the ratio of party, incumbent, to have as many between 90% and the highest which has an uncompetitive partisan index representation in or potential Senate districts 95% or between vote totals unequal district is not favors each the House of candidate.lxxxviii wholly within the 105% and 110% of counting only number of balanced in that political party in Representatives. boundaries of the the ratio of lxxxvii Requires a the votes cast proposed plan by a each of those county as it has representation in reasonable effort for those two districts in corresponding categories. whole Senate the House of to be made to partisan which the uncompetitive ratios of Representatives (3) If two or more create a House of candidates, district district where the representation, may be designated maps are Representatives then averaging partisan index measure of and requires any a representative presented that district consisting together the favors each competition favors fraction of the district. equally meet the of a whole county, three voting political party candidates with the population in criteria set forth in when the county percentages in each of other partisan (3) If political has a population of

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii excess of a whole subdivisions must number (2), between 95% and for the those affiliation, and for ratio to be a part of be divided in order specifies that any 105% of the ratio candidates categories. which pair of only one adjoining to create the map with a greater of with the same (3) If two or more corresponding lxxxix Senate district. remaining House number of representation. partisan maps are districts the of Representatives proposed districts affiliation by difference between Specifies that Requires each presented that districts, those in which the district dividing the the two measures counties having county containing equally meet districts must be partisan indices sum of the of competition does less than one population the criteria set formed by are between 49% percentages not exceed 5%. Senate ratio of substantially equal forth in combining the and 51% will be by the number For the purpose of representation, but to one ratio of number (2), whole areas of preferred over three to yield designating at least one House representation in specifies that political other such maps. the average unbalanced of Representatives the House of any map with subdivisions, partisan uncompetitive ratio of (4) If no map is Representatives, a greater beginning with the indices for that districts, each such representation, presented that but in no event number of political district. district must be must be part of meets the criteria less than 95% of proposed subdivisions with counted no more only one Senate set forth in number the ratio nor more (3) A "competitive districts in the smallest than once and, in district.lxxiii (2), or if two or than 105% of the district" is a which the populations and the case of a more maps equally ratio to be district where district proceeding to the General Assembly meet the criteria designated a the average partisan largest. redistricting plan, set forth in number representative partisan indices are only an (4) Each remaining (3), specifies that district, and indices are not between 49% uncompetitive county containing the map having permits each more than 5% and 51% will Senate district may more than one closest to an equal county containing apart. be preferred be used to balance whole ratio of number of population Requires a county over other another representation, proposed districts between 90% and having at least one such maps. uncompetitive proceeding in in which the district 90% of the ratio or House of (4) If no map is Senate district and succession from partisan index between 105% and Representatives presented that only an the largest to the favors each 110% of the ratio ratio of meets the uncompetitive smallest, must be political party in to be designated a representation to criteria set House of divided into House each of the representative have as many forth in xc Representatives of Representatives categories is to be district. House of number (2), or district may be districts, and any deemed a better Representatives if two or more

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii remaining territory map than one districts wholly maps equally used to balance within such a which has a within the meet the another county containing greater variance boundaries of the criteria set uncompetitive a fraction of one from an equal county as it has forth in House of whole ratio of number of whole ratios of number (3), Representatives representation proposed districts representation, specifies that district. must be included in which the district and requires any the map Requires the in one partisan index fraction of the having closest Commission, for representative favors each population in to an equal each apparent district by political party in excess of a whole number of prevailing plan for combining it with those categories. ratio to be a part of proposed General Assembly adjoining territory only one adjoining districts in (5) If two or more districts, to outside the county. House of which the maps are reconfigure the Representatives district (5) Of the presented that Senate districts, if district.xciii partisan index remaining territory equally meet the possible, to yield a favors each of the state, where criteria set forth in Requires each higher political party feasible, multiple number (4), county containing competitiveness in each of the whole counties specifies that any population number for the categories is must be combined map with a greater substantially equal plan. to be deemed as single number of to one ratio of Specifies that an a better map representative proposed districts representation in apparent prevailing than one districts. in which the district the House of plan qualifies if it: which has a partisan indices Representatives, (6) Of the greater Meets the district are between 49% but in no event remaining territory variance from population and 50% is to be less than 95% of of the state, the an equal requirements; deemed a better the ratio nor more Commission must number of map than other than 105% of the Creates the draw the boundary proposed such maps. ratio to be maximum lines of designated a districts in number of whole representative (6) If two or more representative which the congressional or districts as to maps are district, and district House of

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii delineate an area presented that permits each partisan index Representatives containing at least equally meet the county containing favors each districts within one whole county criteria set forth in a population political party each county; and the necessary number (5), between 90% and in those Does not divide additional territory. specifies that the 90% of the ratio or categories. the remaining map that preserves between 105% and (7) The remaining (5) If two or more portion of any the greatest 110% of the ratio territory of the maps are county between percentage of to be designated a state must be presented that more than two undivided representative combined into equally meet congressional or municipalities is to district. representative the criteria set House of be deemed a districts.lxxvii Proceeding in forth in Representatives better map than succession from number (4), districts; Requires Senate one that preserves the largest to the specifies that districts to be fewer undivided smallest, requires any map with Does not divide composed of three municipalities. each remaining a greater individual contiguous House (7) If two or more county containing number of precincts of Representatives maps are more than one proposed between districts, districts. presented that whole ratio of districts in other than those Requires a county equally meet the representation to which the that are not having at least one criteria set forth in be divided into district contiguous, whole Senate ratio number (6), House of partisan except that no of representation specifies that the Representatives indices are more than one to have as many map with the districts, with the between 49% divided precinct Senate districts lowest remaining territory and 50% is to may be included wholly within the compactness index within such county be deemed a in each district as boundaries of the is to be deemed a containing a better map necessary to county as it has better map than fraction of one than other satisfy the whole Senate others with a whole ratio of such maps. population ratios; ratios of higher representation (6) If two or more Creates districts representation, compactness included in one maps are such that each and requires any index, and representative presented that district is

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii fraction of the specifies the district by equally meet composed of population in process for combining it with the criteria set contiguous excess of a whole calculating the adjoining territory forth in territory bounded ratio to be a part of compactness outside the number (5), by a single, only one adjoining index. county.xciv specifies that nonintersecting, Senate district. the map that continuous line; (8) If two or more Requires Senate preserves the and Specifies that maps are districts to be greatest counties having presented that composed of three Does not deny percentage of less than one equally meet the contiguous House racial minority undivided Senate ratio of criteria set forth in of Representatives voters an equal municipalities representation, but number (7), districts, and opportunity to is to be at least one House requires the requires a county elect deemed a of Representatives Commission to having at least one representatives better map ratio of randomly select whole Senate ratio of their choice, in than one that representation, the map to be of representation accordance with preserves must be part of deemed the best to have as many federal law, in fewer only one Senate from among those Senate districts any district or undivided district.lxxviii maps that equally wholly within the districts. municipalities. meet the criteria boundaries of the So long as that this Specifies that if two set forth in number county as it has (7) If two or more order is consistent or more qualifying (7).lxxxi whole Senate maps are with the above ratios of presented that plans each contain standards, requires representation. equally meet the same highest each county Specifies that any the criteria set competitiveness containing more fraction of the forth in number, the plan than one whole population in number (6), with the fewest ratio of excess of a whole specifies that county fragments representation in ratio must be a the map with must become the Congress, part of only one the lowest prevailing plan. proceeding in adjoining Senate compactness "County fragment" succession from district, and that index is to be means one of the

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii the largest to the counties having deemed a portions of a smallest, to be less than one better map county resulting divided into the Senate ratio of than others when a county is appropriate representation, but with a higher divided between number of at least one House compactness two or more Congressional of Representatives index, and congressional or districts, as that ratio of specifies the House of county contains representation, process for Representatives whole ratios of must be part of calculating the districts. representation, only one Senate compactness Specifies that if two xcv and requires the district. index. or more qualifying remaining territory Applies the (8) If two or more plans have the of the state to be population, maps are same fewest combined into compactness, and presented that county fragments, Congressional division of political equally meet the plan with the lxxix districts. subdivisions the criteria set fewest municipal Notwithstanding provisions to forth in fragments must the fact that the Congressional number (7), become the boundaries of districts, which requires the prevailing plan. political then must be Apportionment "Municipal subdivisions within created as Board to fragment" means xcvi a district may be follows: randomly one of the portions changed, requires (1) The number of select the map of a municipal the Commission to whole ratios of to be adopted corporation create district representation from among resulting when a boundaries by for a county those maps municipal using the must be that equally corporation is boundaries of determined by meet the divided between political dividing the criteria set two or more subdivisions and population of forth in congressional or municipal wards as the county by number (7). House of

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii they exist at the the ratio of Representatives time of the federal representation districts, but not decennial census in Congress. those derived from on which the (2) Proceeding in municipal redistricting is succession corporations that based, or if the from the are included in census is largest to the more than one unavailable, on a smallest, each county. basis the General county Specifies that if two Assembly containing or more qualifying lxxx specifies. more than one plans have the whole ratio of same fewest representation municipal must be fragments, the plan divided into the with the fewest appropriate township fragments number of must become the Congressional prevailing plan. districts. Any "Township fraction of the fragment" means county one of the portions population in of a township excess of a resulting when a whole ratio of township is divided representation between two or must be more included in one congressional or Congressional House of district by Representatives combining it districts, but not with adjoining those fragments

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii territory that include any outside the part of a municipal county. corporation. (3) The remaining Specifies that if territory of the these criteria, state must be applied in turn, fail combined into to produce a single Congressional prevailing plan, the districts. Commission must exercise its discretion to designate one of the qualifying plans with the same highest competitiveness number and the same fewest county fragments, municipal fragments, and township fragments as the prevailing plan. Specifies that if there is no prevailing plan at the end of this process, the Commission must repeat the process

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii for the plan or plans with the next highest competitiveness number and continue in like fashion until a prevailing plan exists or no plans remain. Permits the Commission to reconfigure a prevailing plan to preserve communities of interest based on geography, economics, or race, so long as the reconfiguration does not lower the competitiveness number by more than two points for a congressional plan or by more than four points for a General Assembly plan. Prohibits the

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii Commission from considering an incumbent officeholder's place of residence in creating, evaluating, or adopting any plan.ci Method of Requires the Requires the Ohio Requires the Ohio Requires the Ohio Requires the Ohio Requires the Ohio Requires the Requires the Ohio selecting Apportionment Redistricting Redistricting Redistricting Citizens Redistricting Apportionment Independent district plans Board to adopt Commission to Commission to Commission to Independent Commission to Board to hold a Redistricting plans that comply adopt plans that hold a public adopt plans that Redistricting adopt plans that public competition Commission to with the district comply with the competition to comply with the Commission to comply with the to select the hold a public standards by a district standards determine the district standards adopt plans that district standards House of competition to majority vote of the by an affirmative congressional by an affirmative comply with the by an affirmative Representatives determine the Board.cii vote of five of the district map, the vote of five of the district standards vote of five of the and Senate district congressional seven members of House of seven members of by an affirmative seven members of maps that comply, district map and the Commission, Representatives the Commission, vote of seven of the Commission, to the greatest the General including at least district map, and including at least the 12 members of including at least extent, with the Assembly district one member who the Senate district two members who the Commission.cvi two members who districting criteria. map that comply, is a member of a map that comply, to are members of a are members of a Allows any to the greatest political party other the greatest extent, political party other political party other resident of Ohio to extent, with the than the largest with the districting than the largest than the largest submit one districting criteria. one represented criteria. one represented one represented proposed House Allows any person on the on the on the Allows any resident of Representatives to submit one or Commission.ciii Commission.cv Commission.cvii of Ohio to submit district map and more district plans one proposed one proposed without paying a congressional Senate district fee. district map, one map. Requires each proposed House of Requires the submitted plan to

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii Representatives Board and its staff cover the entire district map, and to keep the state and to include one proposed submitted plans a summary sheet Senate district confidential until listing specified map. the deadline for information plan submission, concerning divided Requires the at which time all political Commission and its properly submitted subdivisions and staff to keep the plans must be competitiveness, submitted plans made public. as defined under confidential until the district the deadline for Specifies that the standards. plan submission, at public competition which time all for the Prohibits the properly submitted establishment of Commission from plans must be Senate districts rejecting a made public. must not submitted plan commence until because the plan Specifies that the the Commission or its summary public competition has established sheet contains for the the House of errors with no establishment of Representatives substantive effect. Senate districts districts. Prohibits a federal, must not Requires the state, or local commence until the Board, by a officeholder from Commission has majority vote, to influencing or established the adopt the publicly attempting to House of submitted House influence the Representatives of Representatives Commission's districts. district map and decisions, but Requires the Ohio Senate district allows such a Redistricting map that comply, person to submit a

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii Commission to to the greatest plan for select the publicly extent, with the consideration. submitted districting Requires the cviii congressional criteria. Commission to district map, House make the publicly- of Representatives submitted plans district map, and available for public Senate district map examination that comply, to the immediately after greatest extent, July 1 of the with the districting redistricting year. criteria. Requires the Requires the Commission, by an Commission, affirmative vote of separate from the four of its five competition and by members, to select a unanimous the publicly affirmative vote, to submitted adopt a congressional congressional district map and district map, a General Assembly House of map that comply, Representatives to the greatest district map, and a extent, with the Senate district map districting criteria. that comply with Requires the the districting Commission, by an standards. affirmative vote of Specifies that if the four of its five Commission fails to members, either to adopt the

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii adopt a prevailing publicly congressional submitted district district map, a plans or to design House of and adopt its own Representatives plans, if they district map, or a conform to the Senate district map districting criteria on or before and have October 1 of the competitiveness year the numbers that are Commission equal to or greater convenes, the than each of the selected publicly publicly submitted submitted plans. congressional, Specifies that if no House of qualifying plans are Representatives, or submitted that Senate district conform to the map, as applicable, districting civ takes effect. requirements, the Commission must, by an affirmative vote of four of its five members, design and adopt a plan that conforms to the districting requirements and seeks to maximize the competitiveness

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii number for the plan.cix District Specifies that, Relocates but Generally requires Relocates but Same as current Relocates but Same as current Requires the Ohio numbering and when district generally retains the Ohio generally retains Article XI. generally retains Article XI. Independent Senators boundaries are the constitutional Redistricting the constitutional the constitutional Redistricting whose terms changed, a senator provision for Commission to provision for provision for Commission to will not expire whose term will not numbering a determine the numbering a numbering a number the House expire within two Senate district appropriate district Senate district Senate district of Representatives years of the time when the term of numbers for when the term of when the term of districts within each the plan of the Senator who congressional the Senator who the Senator who Senate district apportionment is represents the districts, House of represents the represents the consecutively, made must district does not Representatives district does not district does not beginning with represent, for the immediately districts, and immediately immediately House of remainder of the expire.cxi Senate districts, expire.cxiii expire.cxiv Representatives term for which the seeking, in its sole districts one, two, Senator was and exclusive and three being in elected, the discretion, to Senate district one, Senate district that assign numbers and continuing in contains the that will minimize like fashion. largest portion of voter confusion. Specifies that in the population of Retains the current the first even- the district from constitutional numbered year which the Senator provision for after a redistricting was elected, and numbering a plan is adopted, requires the district Senate district the first elections to be given the when the term of must be held for number of the the Senator who member of the U.S. district from which represents the House of the Senator was district does not Representatives in elected. immediately all congressional districts, for

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii Specifies that, if expire.cxii member of the more than one Ohio House of Senator whose Representatives in term will not so all General expire would Assembly districts, represent the and for member of same district by the Senate in all following these even-numbered provisions, the Senate districts. persons Specifies that in responsible for the second even- apportionment, by numbered year a majority vote, after a General must designate Assembly which Senator will redistricting plan is represent the adopted, the first district and elections under the designate which plan must be held district the other for member of the Senator or Senate in all odd- Senators will numbered Senate represent for the districts. balance of their Requires the term or terms.cx Commission, after adopting a General Assembly redistricting plan, to assign one of each of the odd- numbered Senate districts to each

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii member of the Senate whose term does not expire at the end of the first even-numbered year following the adoption of the plan. Requires the Commission, in making those assignments, first to assign a district to a Senator based on the residence of the Senator being within the district. Requires the Commission, in the event that more than one Senator resides in the same district, to assign the district to one of the Senators and to assign each other such Senator an odd-numbered district in which there is not a Senator residing

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii whose term does not expire at the end of the first even-numbered year following the adoption of the redistricting plan. Requires the Commission, in making such assignments, to establish factors to be considered, including recommendations from the affected Senators. Specifies that a Senator who is assigned to an odd-numbered district in which the Senator does not reside must not be required to establish residency in the district for the remainder of the term.cxv Legal Specifies that the Specifies that the Specifies that the Specifies that the Specifies that, if Specifies that the Establishes the Specifies that the

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii challenges Supreme Court of Attorney General is Supreme Court of Attorney General is Ohio is legally Attorney General is Apportionment Ohio Independent Ohio has responsible for Ohio has responsible for required to modify responsible for Special Tribunal, Redistricting exclusive, original defending a plan exclusive, original defending a plan district boundaries defending a plan which has Commission has jurisdiction in all adopted by the jurisdiction in all adopted by the at any time prior to adopted by the exclusive, original sole authority to cases arising members of the cases arising members of the the next members of the jurisdiction in all determine whether under Article XI. Ohio Redistricting under Article XI. Ohio Redistricting succeeding Ohio Redistricting cases and the Attorney Commission in any Commission in any decennial census, Commission in any questions of law General or counsel Specifies that, if Specifies that, if legal action arising legal action arising the Commission, legal action arising regarding General selected and any section of this any section of the from the from the as previously from the Assembly districts. retained by the Constitution Constitution redistricting.cxvii redistricting.cxx established, must redistricting.cxxiv Commission must relating to relating to Specifies that a reconvene to Specifies that, if represent it and the apportionment or Specifies that the redistricting or any Specifies that the decision of the establish new the currently people of Ohio in any plan of Supreme Court of plan of redistricting Supreme Court of Apportionment district applicable any legal action. apportionment is Ohio has adopted or Ohio or an Special Tribunal is boundaries.cxxii redistricting plan is determined to be exclusive, original selected under applicable federal final and is not Specifies that the determined to be invalid by either jurisdiction in all Article XI is court has Specifies that the appealable. Supreme Court of invalid by an the Supreme Court cases arising determined to be exclusive, original Supreme Court of Requires the Ohio has exclusive, unappealed final of Ohio or the under Article XI. invalid by either jurisdiction in all Ohio has Apportionment original jurisdiction order of a court of Supreme Court of the Supreme Court redistricting cases. exclusive, original Special Tribunal to in all cases arising Specifies that, if competent the United States, of Ohio or by an Specifies that, if jurisdiction in all be composed under Article XI any section of this jurisdiction, the then the persons unappealed final any section of the cases arising of:cxxvii involving Constitution court must responsible for order of a federal Constitution under Article XI. redistricting. relating to convene the Ohio Two retired Ohio apportionment court of competent relating to Specifies that, if Specifies that any redistricting, or any Redistricting judges appointed must ascertain and jurisdiction, then redistricting or any the district legal action must redistricting plan Commission to by the Governor; determine a plan of the Ohio plan of redistricting boundaries for any be limited to one made by the Ohio adopt a new plan apportionment in Redistricting made by the Ohio of Ohio's state Two retired Ohio for a writ of Redistricting that is in conformity with Commission must Redistricting legislative or judges appointed mandamus or Commission, is compliance with such provisions of convene to Commission is congressional by the first of the another determined to be the law, and the Constitution as establish a plan of determined to be districts are following appropriate writ to invalid by an permits the court to are then valid, redistricting in invalid by an determined to be legislative order the unappealed final adjust the including conformity with unappealed final invalid by either leaders that is a Commission to order of a court of applicable establishing terms such provisions of order of a court of the Supreme Court member of a perform duties

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii of office and competent the Constitution as competent of Ohio or the timelines as political party in required under election of jurisdiction, the are then valid, jurisdiction, then federal courts, the necessary for the the state Article XI. members of the Commission must including the Redistricting Ohio Citizens timely adoption of partisan index Specifies that the General Assembly reconvene to establishing terms Commission must Redistricting a new plan. that is not the Court has no from districts ascertain and of office and ascertain and Commission must Prohibits a court, in Governor's authority to adopt designated in the determine a election of the determine a plan of establish new any circumstance, political party: or revise a plan, to be used redistricting plan members of the redistricting in boundaries in from ordering the (1) the President redistricting plan. until the next that conforms with General Assembly conformity with conformity with of the Senate, implementation or Prohibits such an regular such provisions of from districts such provisions of Article XI. (2) the Speaker enforcement of any action from being apportionment in this Constitution as designated in the the Constitution as of the House, (3) Specifies that, if at plan that has not filed with the Court conformity with are then valid, plan, to be used are then valid, the Senate any time it been approved by later than 30 days such provisions of including until the next including Minority Leader, becomes the Ohio after the public this Constitution as establishing terms regular redistricting establishing terms or (4) the House necessary for any Redistricting announcement of are then valid. of office and in conformity with of office and cxxv Minority Leader. court to establish Commission. the decision election of such provisions of election of Specifies that a any district Specifies that the One retired Ohio adopting a members of the the Constitution as members of the plan of boundaries, the Supreme Court of judge, who redistricting plan. General Assembly are then valid. General Assembly apportionment court must select Ohio or an presides over from districts from districts Requires the Court made subject to Requires the from among the applicable federal the Tribunal and designated in the designated in the to consolidate and court order must presiding member plans submitted to court has who shall be plan, to be used plan, to be used rule on any such allow 30 days for of the Commission or considered by exclusive, original appointed by the until the next until the next petitions promptly. persons to change to give the the Commission jurisdiction in all other four regular redistricting regular redistricting Specifies that the residence in order members of the and adopt the plan redistricting cases. judges. in conformity with in conformity with that most closely Commission has to be eligible for Commission two Specifies that, if such provisions of such provisions of meets the Requires the standing in all legal election. weeks advance any section of the the Constitution as this Constitution as requirements of judges appointed actions concerning written notice of Constitution Requires the are then valid. are then valid, and Article XI and to the Tribunal to the adoption of a the date, time, and relating to Governor to give permits the court to complies with the have voluntarily redistricting plan, Prohibits a court, in place of any redistricting or any the persons adjust timelines as rules and retired from the performance of any circumstance, meeting to adopt plan of redistricting responsible for necessary for the measures judicial service its duties, or the from ordering the district plans made by the Ohio apportionment two timely adoption of established by the more than one adequacy of the implementation or required by court Redistricting weeks advance a new plan. Commission. year before their resources provided enforcement of any Commission is

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii written notice of plan that has not order.cxix Prohibits a court, in Specifies that, if a determined to be appointment. for its cxxix the date, time, and been approved by any circumstance, court invalidates invalid by Requires a new operations. place of any the Commission. from ordering the any district unappealed final Tribunal to be meeting to adopt implementation or boundaries order of a court of Requires a new appointed in each district plans enforcement of any established by the competent redistricting plan year ending in the required by court plan that has not Commission and jurisdiction, then made as a result of numeral one, and order.cxvi been approved by establishes new the Redistricting a legal challenge permits members the Ohio district boundaries, Commission must to allow 30 days of the Tribunal to Redistricting the Commission ascertain and for persons to be reappointed. Commission.cxxi must to establish determine a plan of change residence Requires the new boundaries. redistricting in in order to be Tribunal to operate conformity with eligible for Prohibits district using the rules of such provisions of election.cxviii boundaries the Ohio Supreme the Constitution as established by a Court, except as are then valid, court from clearly including remaining in effect inapplicable, and establishing terms for longer than one specifies that the of office and election cycle. Tribunal has all of election of Specifies that a the constitutional members of the redistricting plan and statutory General Assembly made subject to authority that the from districts court order must Ohio Supreme designated in the allow 30 days for Court would have plan, to be used persons to change if it had jurisdiction until the next residence in order to review cases regular redistricting to be eligible for and certified in conformity with election.cxxiii questions such provisions of regarding this Constitution as redistricting. are then valid.cxxvi Prohibits the Tribunal or any

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii other court from ordering the establishment or implementation of any apportionment plan or the establishment or implementation of any House of Representatives or Senate district boundary map that has not been approved by the Apportionment Board.cxxviii Changes to Specifies that Permits the Ohio Permits the Ohio Specifies that Requires, upon the Specifies that Upon publication of Specifies that district plans district boundaries Redistricting Redistricting district boundaries approval of the district boundaries the apportionment, district boundaries between established Commission to be Commission to be established amendment, new established requires the Board established censuses pursuant to Article convened only in a convened only in a pursuant to Article district boundaries pursuant to Article to adjourn until the pursuant to Article XI must not be year ending in the year ending in the XI must not be to be established XI must not be next year ending in XI must not be changed until the numeral one, numeral one, changed until the for Ohio's state changed until the the numeral one or changed until the ensuing federal unless the unless the ensuing federal legislative and ensuing federal until the Board is ensuing federal decennial census Commission is Commission is decennial census Congressional decennial census convened by the decennial census and the ensuing reconvened by a reconvened by a and the ensuing districts, which and the ensuing Apportionment and the ensuing apportionment, court to redraw court to redraw redistricting, district boundaries redistricting, Special redistricting, unless except as required judicially judicially except as required must be used in except as required Tribunal.cxxxvi the Supreme Court by the Supreme invalidated invalidated by the Supreme the next regularly by the Supreme of Ohio requires Court.cxxx districts.cxxxi districts.cxxxii Court or an scheduled federal Court or an the Commission to applicable federal and state elections applicable federal redraw judicially court.cxxxiii that are held more court.cxxxv invalidated

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii than one year after districts.cxxxvii the adoption of the amendment. Specifies that, after the initial adoption of districts, district boundaries must not be changed until the ensuing federal decennial census and the ensuing apportionment, except as required by the Supreme Court or the federal courts.cxxxiv Appropriations No provision. Specifies that the Requires the Specifies that the Requires the Specifies that the Requires the Requires the General Assembly General Assembly General Assembly General Assembly General Assembly General Assembly General Assembly is responsible for to make is responsible for to make is responsible for to make to appropriate making the appropriations to making the appropriations making the appropriations to sufficient funds for appropriations it adequately fund appropriations necessary to appropriations it adequately fund the Ohio determines the activities of the necessary in order adequately fund determines the activities of the Independent necessary in order Ohio Redistricting for the the activities of the necessary in order Apportionment Redistricting for the Ohio Commission and Commission and Commission, for the Ohio Board and the Commission to be Redistricting the Secretary of the Redistricting including, but not Redistricting Secretary of able to perform all Commission to State's activities in Information limited to, funds to Commission to State's activities in of its duties. perform its support of the Services Office to compensate perform its duties support of the Requires the cxxxviii duties. Commission, perform their Commission and to defend Board, including, General Assembly including, but not duties, and to members; pay for against any lawsuit but not limited to, to determine a fair limited to, the defend any lawsuit necessary staff, arising from the the provision of

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii provision of funds arising from the office space, performance of the funds for and reasonable for equipment and performance of experts, legal duties.cxlii equipment and level of staff.cxxxix their duties.cxl counsel, and the staff.cxliii compensation to independent Requires the be paid to each auditor; and General Assembly member of the purchase to make Commission, which necessary supplies appropriations to must not be less cxli and equipment. adequately fund than $10,000. the activities of the Requires the state Apportionment to pay the Special Tribunal, members' including, but not reasonable, duty- limited to, the related travel provision of funds expenses.cxlv for equipment and staff.cxliv Severability Specifies that the Relocates, but Relocates, but Relocates, but Same as current Relocates, but Relocates, but Generally retains various provisions otherwise does not does not otherwise does not Article XI. otherwise does not otherwise does not the current of Article XI are change, the substantively change, the change, the change, the constitutional intended to be current change, the current current current provision severable, and the constitutional current constitutional constitutional constitutional concerning invalidity of one or severability constitutional severability severability severability severability.clii more of the language.cxlvii severability language.cxlix language.cl language.cli provisions does language.cxlviii not affect the validity of the remaining provisions.cxlvi

Miscellaneous Specifies the Repeals the Repeals the Repeals the Requires, upon the Repeals the Generally requires Repeals the district plan that current current current approval of the current the Apportionment current

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii was to be in effect constitutional constitutional constitutional amendment, the constitutional Board to constitutional until January 1, provision provision provision process for provision determine the provision 1973, when the describing the describing the describing the selecting describing the appropriate district describing the first new districts district plans in district plans in district plans in Commission district plans in numbers for district plans in created under the effect until January effect until effect until January members to effect until January House of effect until January constitutional 1, 1973.cliv January 1, 1973.clv 1, 1973.clvi immediately start, 1, 1973.clxi Representatives 1, 1973. provisions took Establishes a in order to districts and Specifies that the cliii effect. phased-in effective accomplish the Senate districts, provisions of the period, to allow the selection of seeking, in its sole Article are self- Redistricting commission and exclusive executing and that Information members in time discretion, to the General Services Office for the assign numbers Assembly may time to complete Commission to that will minimize pass laws clxii its required establish new voter confusion. facilitating, but in preparatory tasks districts for use in Requires any plan no manner for the 2021 the next state or of apportionment impeding, their clviii redistricting, and federal election. to allow 30 days operation.clxv specifies, during Repeals the for a person to the phase-in current change residence period, which entity constitutional in order to be (the Apportionment provision eligible for Board, the Ohio describing the election.clxiii General Assembly, district plans in Repeals the or the Ohio effect until January current clix Redistricting 1, 1973. constitutional Commission) will Specifies that all provision establish new sections of Article describing the district boundaries XI also apply to the district plans in if the current establishment or effect until January boundaries are modification of 1, 1973.clxiv invalidated by a Ohio's

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Am. S.J.R. 1 of the 130th General H.J.R. 5 and Issue 4 – Issue 2 – Sub. S.J.R. 5 of H.J.R. 15 of the Article XI, Assemblyi and S.J.R. 4, both of November 2005 Topic LSC 130 1364-1 November 2012 the 128th General 128th General Ohio Constitution Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General iv v (Reform Ohio iii (Voters First) Assembly Assembly the 129th General Assembly Now) Assemblyii court.clvii Congressional districts, except as otherwise required to comply with applicable federal law.clx Date proposal Not applicable. November 5, November 4, 2014. November 6, 2012. Appeared on the May 4, 2010. November 2, Appeared on the scheduled to 2013.clxvi ballot on 2010. ballot on November appear on the November 6, 2012. 8, 2005. ballot Effective date Not applicable. January 1, 2021. January 1, 2021. January 1, 2019. 30 days after the January 1, 2011. January 1, 2011. Immediate. of proposal, if November 6, 2012, approved by election. the voters

i As Reported by S. State Government Oversight and Reform Committee. ii As Passed by the Senate. iii As Introduced. iv As Adopted by the Senate. v As Adopted by the House. vi Ohio Constitution Article XI, Section 1. vii Proposed Article XI, Section 1(A). viii Proposed Article XI, Section 1(A). ix Proposed Article XI, Section 1(A). x Proposed Article XI, Section 1(E). xi Proposed Article XI, Section 1(A), (B), and (C).

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xii Proposed Article XI, Section 1(A). xiii Proposed Article XI, Section 1(E). xiv Proposed Article XI, Section 5(B). xv Proposed Article XI, Section 1(A). xvi Proposed Article XI, Section 2. xvii Proposed Article XI, Section 1(C). xviii Proposed Article XI, Sections 1, 4, 6, and 9. xix Proposed Article XI, Section 1(B), (C), and (D). xx Proposed Article XI, Section 1(C). xxi Proposed Article XI, Section 1(K). xxii Proposed Article XI, Section 1(B), (C), and (I). xxiii Proposed Article XI, Section 1(B) and (C). xxiv Proposed Article XI, Sections 2 and 5. xxv Sub. S.J.R. 5 of the 129th General Assembly, As Passed by the Senate, requires the Commission to hold public hearings, but does not include the language specifying that the meetings must be held "to present the plans." Proposed Article XI, Section 1(C). xxvi Proposed Article XI, Section 1(B) and (C). xxvii Proposed Article XI, Sections 1 and 5. xxviii Proposed Article XI, Section 1(A), (B), (C), and (E). xxix Proposed Article XI, Section 1(D). xxx Proposed Article XI, Section 1(H). xxxi Proposed Article XI, Section 1(D) through (K). xxxii Proposed Article XI, Section 1(K). xxxiii Proposed Article XI, Section 1(B) through (E) and (H). xxxiv Proposed Article XI, Section 1(A) and (C). xxxv Proposed Article XI, Sections 2 and 5. xxxvi Ohio Constitution Article XI, Section 1. xxxvii Proposed Article XI, Section 1(A). xxxviii Proposed Article XI, Section 1(A). xxxix Proposed Article XI, Section 1(A). xl Proposed Article XI, Section 1(A). xli Proposed Article XI, Section 1(A). xlii Proposed Article XI, Section 1(B). xliii Proposed Article XI, Section 1(A). xliv Proposed Article XI, Section 4.

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xlv Proposed Article XI, Section 1(A)(2). xlvi Proposed Article XI, Section 1(E). xlvii Proposed Article XI, Section 1(G). xlviii Proposed Article XI, Section 1(E). xlix Proposed Article XI, Section 4(A). l Proposed Article XI, Section 4(B). li Proposed Article XI, Sections 3 and 5. lii Ohio Constitution Article XI, Section 3. liii Ohio Constitution Article XI, Section 4. liv Ohio Constitution Article XI, Section 5. lv Proposed Article XI, Sections 2 and 3. lvi Proposed Article XI, Section 2. lvii Proposed Article XI, Section 3. lviii Proposed Article XI, Section 4. lix Proposed Article XI, Section 3. lx Ohio Constitution Article XI, Section 4. lxi Proposed Article XI, Section 3. lxii Proposed Article XI, Sections 3(B) and 8 – unchanged by the resolution. lxiii Proposed Article XI, Section 3(C) – relocated, but otherwise unchanged by the resolution. lxiv Proposed Article XI, Section 4. lxv Proposed Article XI, Section 2(B). lxvi Proposed Article XI, Section 2(C) – relocated but otherwise unchanged by the resolution. lxvii Proposed Article XI, Section2(D) – relocated, but otherwise unchanged by the resolution. lxviii Proposed Article XI, Section 3. lxix Ohio Constitution Article XI, Section 7. lxx Ohio Constitution Article XI, Section 8. lxxi Ohio Constitution Article XI, Section 9. lxxii Ohio Constitution Article XI, Section 10. lxxiii Ohio Constitution Article XI, Section 11. lxxiv Proposed Article XI, Section 4. lxxv Proposed repeal of existing Article XI, Section 7. lxxvi Proposed Article XI, Section 5. lxxvii Proposed Article XI, Section 6. lxxviii Proposed Article XI, Section 7.

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lxxix Proposed Article XI, Section 8. lxxx Proposed Article XI, Section 9. lxxxi Proposed Article XI, Sections 3 and 5. lxxxii Proposed Article XI, Section 6(A), (B), and (C). lxxxiii Proposed Article XI, Section 6(D). lxxxiv Proposed Article XI, Section 7. lxxxv Proposed Article XI, Section 8. lxxxvi Proposed Article XI, Section 6. lxxxvii Proposed repeal of Article XI, Section 9. lxxxviii Proposed Article XI, Section 7. lxxxix Proposed Article XI, Section 9. xc Proposed Article XI, Section 10. xci Proposed Article XI, Section 6(A) through (D). xcii Proposed Article XI, Section 6(E). xciii Proposed Article XI, Section 7 – relocated but otherwise unchanged by the resolution. xciv Proposed Article XI, Section 8 – relocated but otherwise unchanged by the resolution. xcv Proposed Article XI, Section 9 – relocated but otherwise unchanged by the resolution. xcvi Proposed Article XI, Section 10. xcvii Proposed Article XI, Section 3. xcviii Proposed Article XI, Section 5(N). xcix Proposed Article XI, Section 5(D). c Proposed Article XI, Section 5(E) through (L). ci Proposed Article XI, Sections 3 and 5. cii Article XI, Section 1. ciii Proposed Article XI, Section 1(B). civ Proposed Article XI, Sections 5(A) and (B) and 6. cv Proposed Article XI, Section 1. cvi Proposed Article XI, Section 1. cvii Proposed Article XI, Section 1. cviii Proposed Article XI, Sections 1 and 5. cix Proposed Article XI, Section 5. cx Ohio Constitution Article XI, Section 12. cxi Proposed Article XI, Section 10. cxii Proposed Article XI, Section 7.

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cxiii Proposed Article XI, Section 9 – relocated but otherwise unchanged by the resolution. cxiv Proposed Article XI, Section 11 – relocated but otherwise unchanged by the resolution. cxv Proposed Article XI, Sections 3 and 6. cxvi Ohio Constitution Article XI, Section 13. cxvii Proposed Article XI, Section 1(E). cxviii Proposed Article XI, Section 11. cxix Proposed Article XI, Section 8. cxx Proposed Article XI, Section 1(F). cxxi Proposed Article XI, Section 10. cxxii Proposed Article XI, Section 1(C)(9). cxxiii Proposed Article XI, Section 13. cxxiv Proposed Article XI, Section 1(F). cxxv Proposed Article XI, Section 5. cxxvi Proposed Article XI, Section 12. cxxvii Proposed Article XI, Section 7. cxxviii Proposed Article XI, Section 7. cxxix Proposed Article XI, Section 7. cxxx Ohio Constitution Article XI, Sections 6 and 13. cxxxi Proposed Article XI, Section 1(C). cxxxii Proposed Article XI, Section 1(C) and (D). cxxxiii Proposed Article XI, Sections 5 and 10. cxxxiv Proposed Article XI, Sections 6 and 13. cxxxv Proposed Article XI, Sections 5 and 12. cxxxvi Proposed Article XI, Sections 1(D) and 7. cxxxvii Proposed Article XI, Sections 2(A) and 6. cxxxviii Proposed Article XI, Section 1(D). cxxxix Proposed Article XI, Section 4(C). cxl Proposed Article XI, Section 1(G). cxli Proposed Article XI, Section 1(D). cxlii Proposed Article XI, Section 1(G). cxliii Proposed Article XI, Section 4(C). cxliv Proposed Article XI, Section 7(F). cxlv Proposed Article XI, Section 2(B)(9). cxlvi Ohio Constitution Article XI, Section 15.

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cxlvii Proposed Article XI, Section 12. cxlviii Proposed Article XI, Section 10. cxlix Proposed Article XI, Section 11 – relocated but otherwise unchanged by the resolution. cl Proposed Article XI, Section 13 – relocated but otherwise unchanged by the resolution. cli Proposed Article XI, Section 9 – relocated but otherwise unchanged by the resolution. clii Proposed Article XI, Section 8. cliii Ohio Constitution Article XI, Section 14. cliv Proposed repeal of Article XI, Section 14. clv Proposed repeal of Article XI, Section 14. clvi Proposed repeal of Article XI, Section 14. clvii Schedule 1. clviii Proposed Article XI, Section 1(C)(8). clix Proposed repeal of Article XI, Section 14. clx Proposed Article XI, Section 16. clxi Proposed repeal of Article XI, Section 14. clxii Proposed Article XI, Section 6(A). clxiii Proposed Article XI, Section 8. clxiv Proposed repeal of Article XI, Section 14. clxv Proposed Article XI, Section 5(J) and proposed repeal of Article XI, Section 14. clxvi The deadline for the General Assembly to place a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot at the November 5, 2013 general election was August 7, 2013. Ohio Const. Art. XVI, Sec. 1.