Ohio redistricting up in the air as attorney general says governor must reconstitute commission
What seemed like the simple scheduling of an organizational meeting to get redistricting back up and running has run into a complication after a letter from the Ohio Attorney General.
The Ohio Redistricting Commission is scheduled to meet Sept. 13 to renew efforts to pass constitutional statehouse district maps, but the Gov. Mike DeWine’s office is now saying they’re not sure if that date will work.
That’s because staff say they received a letter from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost on Monday, citing Ohio law that states the governor must “reconstitute” the commission before business can go forward.
DeWine spokesperson Dan Tierney told the OCJ that the AG stands as statutory counsel for the governor, so “we intend to follow his advice at this time.”
“We will announce a formal meeting date in the near future,” DeWine spokesperson Dan Tierney told the OCJ on Tuesday. “It is too early to determine if this will change the previously announced meeting or not.”
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