The proposal cleared the state Legislature with bipartisan support Feb. 6 after backers of competing proposals agreed to a compromise aimed at curbing gerrymandering.
That process of manipulating district boundaries for partisan gain is seen as a cause of partisanship, gridlock and incivility in Washington.
The Ohio plan would limit how counties are split into multiple districts and require more support from the minority party to put a 10-year map in place.
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If lawmakers couldn’t reach such agreement, the map-making process would move to an existing bipartisan commission. If that failed, the majority party could make a shorter-term map under more restrictions.
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