COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio Redistricting Commission is meeting Tuesday, one day before a legal deadline by which the panel must give the public its first look at proposals for redrawing Ohio’s state legislative maps.
The commission will meet at 1 p.m., according to a meeting notice from Republican House Speaker Bob Cupp and Democratic Sen. Vernon Sykes, the commission’s co-chairs. The notice said the commission will adapt rules, which will include setting a schedule for subsequent hearings. It didn’t contain any additional details, but the panel must introduce at least one map proposal by the end of Wednesday under the state’s new system for redrawing legislative districts.