This is a huge victory for the fair map movement. Yesterday, the Ohio Supreme Court struck down state House and state Senate maps that were gerrymandered by Republicans.
Here’s what A.G. Holder had to say when the decision came out last night:
"Today’s ruling is a decisive win for democracy and for Ohioans. It is the result of years of effort by everyone who called for transparency, who testified at redistricting hearings this fall, and who supported the redistricting reforms to Ohio's state constitution… In spite of Republicans blatantly ignoring the law and the will of the people, the reform is working."
We were proud to help voters in Ohio challenge these maps in court. While these are the first gerrymandered maps to be overturned this year, we don’t want them to be the last.
Help keep the momentum going! We are supporting voters in five states who are challenging their state’s maps or demanding new ones in court. Make a donation to support all our work to fight gerrymandering.
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→ What’s next in Ohio? The Ohio Redistricting Commission now has less than two weeks to draw a new map that the Ohio Supreme Court will review. With fewer than three weeks before the filing deadline to run for state legislature in Ohio, all eyes will be on the revised maps.
→ What does this mean for AOTL? Our team in Ohio is already mobilizing fair map activists. We will do everything possible to push the commission to run a transparent process that considers public input -- and we will hold them accountable!
The fight for fair maps doesn’t end just because a commission or state legislature passes a gerrymandered map -- it ends when a fair map is final!
Will you make a donation to help All On The Line continue to help voters at every step of the redistricting process?
-- The AOTL Team
All On The Line is the grassroots advocacy campaign supported by the National Redistricting Action Fund. Support our work to end gerrymandering.
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