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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 Vern Riffe Center 77 South High Street, Ninth Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215-6136 Telephone (614) 466-3615 www.lsc.state.oh.us Representative Sykes August 15, 2013 Page 2 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 Representative Sykes August 15, 2013 Page 3 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 Representative Sykes August 15, 2013 Page 4 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 Representative Sykes August 15, 2013 Page 5 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.