Ohio will use same unconstitutional congressional maps in 2024, as court dismisses legal challenges

The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday granted the dismissal of two legal challenges to the map the court previously deemed to be unconstitutionally gerrymandered in favor of Republicans.

The revised congressional plan Ohio Republicans introduced on Wednesday, March 2, 2022.COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio will use the same congressional districts in 2024 that it used last year, as the Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday granted the dismissal of two legal challenges to the map the court previously deemed to be unconstitutionally gerrymandered in favor of Republicans.

They also fear that if the current map is thrown out, Ohio Republicans – who dominate the redistricting process – would draw an even more GOP-friendly map than the current one, under which Republicans hold 10 seats and Democrats hold five.

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