The redistricting fiasco revealed the flaws in Ohio’s system. Do other states do it better?

Ohio Redistricting Commission during a Sept. 13, 2021 hearing near Cleveland.

Members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission sit in front of their proposed House map of Greater Cleveland during a public hearing Monday at Tri-C's Corporate Campus. From left to right: Secretary of State Frank LaRose, Auditor Keith Faber, Senate President Matt Huffman, House Speaker Bob Cupp, State Sen. Vernon Sykes, House Minority Leader Emilia Sykes and Gov. Mike DeWine. (Robin Goist, cleveland.com)

CLEVELAND, Ohio – When Ohio Supreme Court Justice Maureen O’Connor voted to overturn the Republican-passed state legislative maps, she made a suggestion to Ohioans.

The current process, O’Connor said, contains faults, allowing politicians to have control leading to Senate President Matt Huffman and Ohio House Speaker Bob Cupp gerrymandering the state to their party’s favor.

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