Ohio GOP lawmakers back off ballot proposal to extend redistricting deadlines: Capitol Letter
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine stopped at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, as he traveled around Ohio promoting tourism. (David Petkiewicz, cleveland.com)David Petkiewicz, cleveland.com
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Not happening: Ohio Republican legislative leaders have abandoned a plan to ask voters to approve a constitutional amendment in August extending deadlines for Ohio’s new redistricting process. As Andrew Tobias reports, Senate President Matt Huffman, who floated the plan in light of delayed census data, had said he wouldn’t go forward without bipartisan support. Democratic leaders expressed concerns about a rushed process.