Voter rights groups say Republican lawmakers went out of their way to carve the map in a way that gives them an advantage. This was a big political flashpoint when it happened in 2016. They were toss-ups. A few years back, something very unusual happened. His phone was seized and police were conducting an investigation to try and track him down to arrest him on [00:19:00] some outstanding warrants. An agency that distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in opioid settlement money for the betterment of Ohio, but it is already controversial. They ruled the map unconstitutional-- back to the drawing board. A deeply cynical moment in gerrymandering from the Ohio GOP By Matt Shuham Jan 18, 2023, 05:45 AM EST Maureen O'Connor, a Republican retired chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, sided with her Democratic colleagues to find that the Ohio Redistricting Commission's maps were unconstitutionally unfair to Democrats. People spend a lot of money saying, yes, no, this is outrageous, gerrymandering. The National Redistricting Action Fund, an affiliate of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, filed a challenge in the Ohio Supreme Court saying the new map violates the state Constitution. Do you get your podcasts on Spotify? I just wanted to comment, so as of 5:00, we do not have a senate map to consider. OK, so when I first started looking into this, one of the things I really didn't understand was how did Ohio end up with this constitutional amendment at all to fix the way they draw districts. By Staff reports CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ohio's shameful gerrymandering controversy has earned the state unwanted attention with a story in New Yorker magazine, calling the GOP-dominated. But the new maps around the country have, so far, resulted in more safe districts for Republicans. He says that he figures they'll be finished with the Senate map in 45 minutes or an hour. The governor and secretary of state both turned down a request for interviews. Which was fairly astounding because you know, a court order is nothing to scoff off. Wow. ", State lawmakers created the map under a new process approved by Ohio voters in 2018. When they reconvene at 9:30 that night, just an hour before the 10:30 deadline Matt Huffman tried to set for them, one of the independent mapmakers they hired, the Republican one, Doug Johnson, gives an update. We, we are anti-democratic we, we are defying the will of the people. We had this goal, and we and we won. They shouldn't sprawl out in weird shapes. A lifelong Republican and the swing vote that rejected Ohio's election maps as gerrymandered seven times this past year, she knew all about the map that had been made by the independent mapmakers. And this time--. You dont want to the right of South Carolina and, and whats sad is. Note: This American Life is produced for the ear and designed to be heard. Oh, and they're going to spend unlimited amounts of money on this mapmaking process. By browsing this site, we may share your information with our social media partners in accordance with our. Again, David Pepper used to chair the Democratic Party in the state. But to me, what that reads is, how have Ohioans voted in all of those races? It's going to be hard. "It is full of weird shapes and squiggly lines," says Jen Miller, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Ohio. Subscribe here. And mind you, they were doing all this at the very last minute. This is the other Democrat on the redistricting commission, Allison Russo, the Democratic leader in the Ohio House of Representatives. None of the Republican seats were toss-ups. And I'm going to tell you the story of what happened with the map for the Ohio House of Representatives because it was the most bitterly divisive. Republican state Sen. No one has shown constitutional violations in these maps, so I urge a yes vote for adoption of the maps that have been proposed in this motion. One of the five negotiators, former political science professor Richard Gunther, came up with this idea, which he calls proportional representation. This is the one in 2012, the second one in 10 years. 54% were for Republicans. The practice has been a thorn in the side of democracy for centuries, and with the new round of redistricting it's a bigger threat than ever. He was move locations. Vernon Sykes was the leading Democrat on the commission and its co-chair. It's aspirational only. But of those six districts, five still lean in favor of the GOP. And he said his administrations been meeting with Intel for several weeks to talk about what Northeast Ohio could bring to the table here. 70% of voters in 2015 and 2018 approved this. But it is already controversial. A victory for democracy in Ohio - The Washington Post And later that same day, Republican commissioners managed to propose a new map and pass it almost along party lines. One of the things that Chief Justice O'Connor told me was that she thought that most Ohioans don't understand what kind of flawed, leaky boat this constitutional amendment is. The court gave the commission 10 days to try again. In 2018, 75 percent of the state passed Issue 1, a ballot initiative designed to limit gerrymandering by either party. Theres gonna be a handful of other former judges on this program. Why is Ohio Issue 1 'an unprecedented affront to our democracy Who cares what they say? And your assessment is that this addresses the symmetry concerns by the Supreme Court? We have listened to the people. Courtney, theyre gonna be everywhere. Right, right. Because of all that, Ohio is going to be going to the polls this week with maps its Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional-- illegal, just deeply gerrymandered. We can say, we're not allowed to do that because we're not allowed to split townships in half. Assembly, but also led to voters voting to change all that and to get rid of gerrymandering. Well get right on it. Matt Huffman is the most powerful, you know, people in the legislature. Yeah. We all did. Um, the city planning commission approved the concept unanimously, although we dont know the final cost of this, or whos gonna bear this cost. Florida put that wording into its constitution, and it was vague enough that it led to years of lawsuits. Whats really interesting. By browsing this site, we may share your information with our social media partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy. November 20, 2021 at 11:26 a.m. EST. Ohio Gerrymandering: explained in This American Life Podcast Further discussion on the motion. Hes not, hes not spending money. The Ohio gerrymandering court case: 'A map that Speaker Boehner supports' okay. How did they end up here? So five negotiators went into a room in the State House for secret talks that one of them told me lasted 39 hours. Rob McColley presents a new congressional district map, drawn by the Senate Republican Caucus. The court has ordered us to create a map as a commission starting from scratch, and that is what we have done. We start at the Ohio Supreme Court. Essentially, what's in the Ohio constitution is that we look at the statewide elections over the past decade. So she especially loved this new path they were on. It generated $2.2 billion in revenue in 2020. Milk eggs and place a bet on the Browns that could soon be coming into Northeast Ohio grocery list. She was at war with the city council so much so [00:06:00] that the city council has petitioned the state to dissolve the court and put them into another court. And that's right? Ohio National Life Insurance to become AuguStar Life Insurance Co They drank lots of Coke, ate on camera. Well known TV judge, judge Mathis. We wont know for years what the results are. Ohio voters asked for fairness in redistricting. They didn't get it Bob Cupp tells her that it's a 54 to 46 map, like it had been before. Uh, South Euclids long time controversial municipal court. Fascinatingly, this Ohio redistricting commission, that had blown through so many deadlines that were in the constitution and deadlines given to them by the Ohio Supreme Court, decides that deadlines matter and that they needed to get a map done, and they pass it along a simple majority. Here's what I learned. Judge surprised everyone when she abruptly quit recently. She wrote a thesis evaluating how different states draw their maps and which are the most fair. Then they go into recess. Courtney: Thats not ringing any bells. And the third time not a lucky charm for Ohio Republican mapmakers. OK, so three maps, similar things happen with all three. He thinks the court's rulings misread the constitution. There are six districts where the margin between Republican voters and Democratic voters is less than 10%. We still have to have order here, please. Also merch for your holiday shopping-- is it too soon to say that? But this first map--. We'll now proceed to the presentation of a member appointments to the Ohio redistricting commission. He said that, under the constitution, the number of districts that each party gets is supposed to reflect the results in statewide elections over the previous 10 years. They deserve better. And I went around the state, and I raised money and lots of folks said, gee, we seem to be doing this a lot. Um, it includes state and local government leaders, including council, president, uh, Armen Buddhi, uh, treatment experts and others, but one Ohio in their suit. And it took some pretty shocking turns along the way. The state Supreme Court overturned another set of general assembly maps late Thursday night. The majorities are so overwhelming at this point, the Senate president has said, publicly, "We can kind of do what we want," which is true. Yeah, that was basically the terminology that was used. General assembly in Ohio and the gerrymandering thats been going on since 2010 in the article, she basically calls the G O P dominated general assembly [00:01:00] quote, a center of extremist legislation and radically out of sync with Ohio constituents. I mean, you never hear Ohio mention, so they, this puts us into the national conversation. And yet, fewer than 24 hours after the court said, OK, well, then you should come into court and explain why you didn't-- why you shouldn't be held in contempt, they managed to figure out how to draw a new one. [00:05:00] Courtney, where is that? Now we know where she will next pound her gavel. And why did you lose so badly, like if this is just sort of sensible good government, let's have fair district lines? Lisa: He does. They had to make three maps in all. And with that, they vote on the Republican map. And when I talked to him, he said that particular item was helpful to him personally as the guy in charge of drawing the Republican political maps, and not because it helped him fight Democrats. He, you know, he said hes using those opportunities to network and talk through things with folks to try and bring. And if they start to gamble, they ha they go down through a downward spiral. This is what gerrymandering looks like | The fight to vote I can't vote yes on something when I don't know what the result of it is. Im here with Lisa Garvin and Courtney Affy LAR Johnstons off this week. Because you just have to do it all over again. The result of the new map could have national implications. But it-- but when it came to Green--. The Ohio Supreme Court rejecting legislative maps for a fifth time. Yeah, I have really the same position. Ohio gets national attention for how gerrymandering Republicans have Its suddenly the messaging about betting is ubiquitous. Back next week with more stories of "This American Life.". I'm talking about Huffman, the person who drove this process more than anybody else. Even the hottest place on Earth, California's Death Valley, could reach rare highs, with 130 degrees possible Sunday, forecasters at the National Weather Service told CNN. Mr. Co-Chair, we have a motion on the floor regarding-- I don't even know if Mr. Clark's available, but we've already, several times, read from the Supreme Court's decision, so--. Huffman sees himself as somebody who almost compulsively wants to jump at a problem and try to solve it, and even his opponents say that he is an enormously creative legislator. Facilitate link sale of locker. And then, time ran out. Remember, you mentioned it to me just before we signed the document? Roughly 39,000 state employees answer to him or his appointees. LaRose texted his chief of staff, quote, "This rationale is asinine. They passed on party lines-- 5 to 2. What happened to this guy and what is the proposed change to make sure it doesnt happen to anyone else? Courtney: Yeah. Mike DeWine, a Republican, has signed into law a congressional map that creates 15 new districts in the state, but anti-gerrymandering advocates are slamming the map saying it was drawn to keep a Republican stronghold in Ohio. In the same debate, Republican state Rep. Bill Seitz from Cincinnati said Ohio has been trending red and that elections depend on any given candidate. " 'Fair', ladies and gentlemen, is in the eyes of the beholder," Seitz said. Absurd. Season before he comes, uh, has says hes honored and excited to help take the Playhouse square to the next level. That's Matt Huffman proposing maps that have been cooked up by the Republicans on their own. In his amicus brief, Governor Kasich wrote, "Partisan gerrymanders are unconstitutional, are harming our republican government, and readily can be identified and addressed by courts.". That's in a minute, from Chicago Public Radio, when our program continues. Well, even while they're arguing that state supreme court justices should have less power, Republicans in Ohio right now are fighting to get different justices onto the state supreme court, justices who might agree with Matt Huffman's arguments and approve Republican maps that the current court rejects as unconstitutional. One big reason-- the map that the Republicans had just drawn in the last round of map making was so undeniably lopsided, some of the laws the new majority started passing were more inflammatory than in the past, especially this measure to try to bust up public unions, which led to protests and a ballot measure. Editor Chris Quinn hosts our daily half-hour news podcast, with editor Leila Atassi, editorial board member Lisa Garvin and content director Laura Johnston. Here is. They gave themselves majorities in 22 of the state's 26 congressional districts that determine who goes to the US House of Representatives. Yes. Gerrymandering is the practice of setting boundaries of electoral districts to favor specific political interests within legislative bodies, often resulting in districts with convoluted, winding boundaries rather than compact areas. Any other comments? Did you feel like that? Fight to vote US news Republicans keep gerrymandered maps - after they were struck down by court Ohio Republicans have maneuvered to keep districts in place for this fall's election despite the. As of 5:00, we cannot confirm that we have a constitutional house map, with maybe five hours or so to go in our process. I, you know, I think this article does bring Ohio out into the open, but we have been flying under the radar. What the Supreme Court said correctly was, the only seats that were at risk of being lost were Democratic seats. Instead, the Ohio Redistricting Commission has produced three sets of maps, all useless because they're illegal. The House map that they made has Republican majorities in 54% of the districts, like the Supreme Court called for. And why did the Democrats in New York accept the court's ruling? Gerrymandering Explained | Brennan Center for Justice And then walks us through how thesubsequent maps were struck down over and over by the Ohio State Supreme Court forgerrymandering. Absolutely not. And in March--. A One-Man Blockade Against the U.S. Military - The New York Times Thank you, Lisa. Ohio's Republican Governor Mike DeWine also seemed concerned about how far Huffman had gone. Courtney, what happened to this guy and what is the proposed change to make sure it doesnt happen to anyone else? And, and I think this is a big win for Playhouse square in Cleveland. So the court order requires that we have this final product to the secretary of STATE today, March 28. Ohio headed into the utopian post-gerrymandering world where people would communicate and polarization would shrink, at least a little. OK, so in 2021, Ohioans sat down to make the electoral maps for the election that we're holding this week, using their new constitutional amendment for the very first time, taking it out for a spin. After that, unsurprisingly, the commission didn't even try to come to an agreement on a map, never even held a meeting with that purpose. An alleged nonprofit, they would be open to that. It was totally an open process, live streamed. He says they tried to comply, and the court kept telling them no. Of course, that relies on the court system. He will come to Cleveland next year. So given that, I also want to say, obviously, the court is very, very serious about getting these maps to them on time, and I'm concerned, based on the description of the process that that's going to happen. They, they, they didnt really expound. And they knew it wasn't enough just to say the words, "You can't favor one party over another.". State Legislative Alert: Severe Show Section Process Hybrid Commission System Beginning in 2021, Ohio will use two unique systems to draw its congressional and state legislative districts. And this year, the New York State Supreme Court struck down the Democrat's gerrymandered map as illegal, unconstitutional. Whenever possible, if there's a township or county, it should all sit in one district, or if it's too big for that, in two districts, with as few divisions in it as possible. Courtney: It sounds like at, uh, Kroger and Acme market, uh, are applying for licenses to have [00:25:00] kiosks and several of their Ohio grocery stores. Its been nine months since the first group of people who wanted abortions couldnt get them in their states. I mean, he really has done a lot of. Note: The internet version of this episode contains un-beeped curse words. In Ohio, those districts are about as bad as they come. This is useless information. Michael, all business, says nothing. David Pepper used to run the Democratic Party in the state, but became so alarmed at the kinds of laws he saw the Republican supermajority passing and the way they rigged maps to stay in power, that he wrote a book, Laboratories of Autocracy, documenting it. Like, really, these seats were toss-ups, where Democrats had just a tiny fraction more voters than Republicans, like less than half of 1% more voters in most of the cases. Meaning that the share of seats leaning towards one party or another should closely correspond to the share of votes cast for those two parties. How have their lives changed, or not. Edited by Lexie Diao , Rachel Quester and . Ohio headed into the utopian post-gerrymandering world where people would communicate and polarization would shrink, at least a little. In all, it was five Republicans on the committee, two Democrats. Senator Sykes was proud of it. Governor DeWine? --I've recovered from cancer. One of those was defining congressional districts for the US House of Representatives, then two maps for the Ohio State House, one for the Ohio Senate, one for the Ohio House of Representatives. This is the beginning of an effort to end all this polarization, get people to communicate, to listen to one another. But that extremism does not reflect the people. The 4-3 decision returns the process to the powerful Ohio Redistricting Commission. By Associated Press. They held their inaugural meeting back in may. Obviously, he did not get over it, and now here he sat, four decades later. Courtney: Yeah, mayor BBB wants Cleveland to get a piece of this pie in some kind of way. But you're hopeful. Yeah, what did you think of that argument? The Supreme Court on Friday sent back to state court an Ohio redistricting case that raised the same, sweeping theory about the "Independent State Legislature" theory that the justices . When the numbers were finally revealed, Republicans got a lot more than that. Like, for instance, you can count the number of votes cast. Lately, of course, it's been the Republicans drawing unfair districts. In fact, the wording in the constitution specifically prohibits it, thanks to Matt Huffman and the Republicans. I literally have been handed spreadsheets that have population deviations on them, nothing about partisan lean, nothing about symmetry. And the explanation was, essentially, so we really could have gotten way worse maps, right? Um, but yeah, well have to see how the dice get rolled. Federal anti-gerrymandering legislation that . And they have torch democracy, the laws they [00:03:00] pass dont represe. I mean, it was pretty much a nightmare battle. Freda Levenson, Ohio legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, appears before the Ohio Supreme Court in Columbus, Ohio, on Dec. 8. . They have to prove, I thought that they had to prove that they had a certain amount of traffic to be able to get one of these. We are deeply troubled by this unprecedented affront to our democracy and will be voting "no" on Issue 1 in August, and encouraging everyone we know to vote "no." In a way that no responsible . Weve seen a lot of reports of crime down there. That kind of thing, places to sit. I would-- pursuant to Rule 10 of the commission, I would like to present to the commission a proposed General Assembly district plan for all 99 seats of the Ohio House of Representatives and all 33 seats of the Ohio Senate. I, for one, have been asking for the rationale for days. Districts have to be as compact as possible. We look terrible. And. The . They tell staff to make a new version of the old unconstitutional map, though they do allow the independent mapmakers to continue on their independent maps as well. I dont know how effective that will be. How long, how the far to the right fringe conservatives have used gerrymandering to pass laws that most Ohio ones dont support, but suddenly Ohios torching of democracy has national attention. I'm Ira Glass. Today's program-- Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me a Map, the story of why Ohio is going to the polls this week with election maps the state's own Supreme Court says violate the state's constitution. (38 minutes). Democrats, in fact, happily gerrymandered for years and years, and they killed gerrymandering reform in Ohio-- most recently, back in 2010. Chris: Yeah, we all know Playhouse square is a Cleveland gem. At this time, we are ready for the presentation. No, that was never mentioned. Please check the corresponding audio before quoting in print. And in fact, I've been a professional political scientist for five decades, and I've never seen election data used in that bizarre fashion. I don't think we know enough, not just on this one, frankly, but on the other ones as well. I would disagree with that. And it is someone with a pretty good resume. I'm sure you see where this is going. Your statement that these mapmakers have come up with a constitutional map-- well, I don't know that that's true, and I'm not sure how you know it's true because we never saw that. Associated Press Ohio Republicans approved a new congressional map that could give the GOP control of 13 of the state's 15 House seats, a net loss of two safe Democratic districts in a former swing state. O'Connor asked a question based on the premise that Ohio's statewide voting preferences .
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