Ohio is unlikely to meet its constitutional deadlines for redistricting, so a top legislative leader wants to change the rules, again. Senate President Matt Huffman, R-Lima, is proposing letting state lawmakers replace the deadlines set by voters in the Ohio Constitution when the U.S. Census Bureau fails to meet its deadlines. Ohio has a Sept. 30 constitutional deadline for drawing its state House and Senate and congressional districts. Ohio redistricting amendments, which voters approved in 2015 and 2018, didn't include a contingency plan for delayed census data. So Huffman wants to fix it with another constitutional amendment. Voters would have to approve it in an August election.

Ohio is unlikely to&nbsp;meet its&nbsp;constitutional deadlines for redistricting, so a top legislative leader wants&nbsp;to change the rules, again.&nbsp;Senate President Matt Huffman, R-Lima, is proposing letting state lawmakers replace the deadlines set by voters in the Ohio Constitution when the U.S. Census Bureau fails to meet its deadlines.&nbsp;Ohio has a Sept. 30 constitutional deadline for drawing its&nbsp;state House and Senate and congressional districts.&nbsp;Ohio redistricting amendments,&nbsp;which voters approved in 2015 and 2018, didn't include a contingency plan for delayed census data. So Huffman wants to fix it with&nbsp;another constitutional amendment. Voters would have to approve it in an August election.

News Briefs from the Columbus Dispatch - Columbus Ohio

News Briefs from the Columbus Dispatch - Columbus Ohio

Columbus News Briefs - Columbus Dispatch

News Briefs from the Columbus Dispatch - Columbus Ohio.

News Briefs from the Columbus Dispatch - Columbus Ohio.

Columbus-  Ohio Senate president wants to change deadlines for redistricting but not 2022 primary

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