Ohio Redistricting Commission approves new state legislative maps that maintain Republican supermajority despite anti-gerrymandering reforms

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Members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission. They are (from top to bottom and left to right): Secretary of State Frank LaRose, Gov. Mike DeWine, State Auditor Keith Faber, Sen. Vernon Sykes, Senate President Matt Huffman, House Minority Leader Emilia Sykes and House Speaker Bob Cupp. (State of Ohio photos)State of Ohio

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Republicans have approved new state legislative maps that should allow them to maintain their veto-proof majority in the Ohio House and Senate, doing so without Democratic votes, setting up the maps to be redrawn in four years under Ohio’s new redistricting rules.

The new districts likely would award 62 of 99 House seats and 23 of 33 Senate seats to Republicans, Senate President Matt Huffman said Wednesday. Democrats agreed with the Senate projection, but said the maps actually create 65 Republican House districts, an analysis matched by Dave’s Redistricting App, a popular website. Anything above 60 House seats and 20 Senate seats is a veto-proof supermajority.

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