{"id":2498848,"date":"2025-10-14T16:00:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T20:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dewine-gives-no-word-on-when-redistricting-commission-will-meet\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T16:00:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T20:00:59","slug":"dewine-gives-no-word-on-when-redistricting-commission-will-meet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dewine-gives-no-word-on-when-redistricting-commission-will-meet\/","title":{"rendered":"DeWine gives no word on when redistricting commission will meet"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdewine-gives-no-word-on-when-redistricting-commission-will-meet%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2498848&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DeWine gives no word on when redistricting commission will meet<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2372800\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash;&nbsp;Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-dewine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mike DeWine <\/a>plans to call the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ohio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ohio<\/a> Redistricting Commission together, but a formal announcement has not been made.<\/p>\n<p>With an Oct. 31 deadline approaching for the commission to draw new congressional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/redistricting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">districts<\/a> in the state, Democrats want the meeting to take place sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3849641\/mamdani-democratic-socialists-party-bashes-gaza-ceasefire\/\">Mamdani&#8217;s Democratic Socialists of America Party bashes Gaza ceasefire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3850035\/cook-county-officials-warn-property-tax-reform-could-hurt-homeowners\/\">Cook County officials warn property tax reform could hurt homeowners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3850036\/energy-costs-climb-michiganders-ahead-winter\/\">Energy costs climb for Michiganders ahead of winter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>DeWine spokesmanDan Tierney told The Center Square on Tuesday that the governor does plan for the commission to meet, but has not said publicly when it will be.<\/p>\n<p>Also on Tuesday, Democrat leaders said they want that meeting within the next seven days to give the commission a chance to pass new, bipartisan maps.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican-led General Assembly failed to pass bipartisan maps by the end of September, pushing the process to the commission, which is also majority Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was disappointing to see Republicans shirk their constitutional duty to even attempt to pass a bipartisan map in the month of September, and it now appears Gov. DeWine is taking the same partisan delay approach,&rdquo; Senate Democratic Leader Nickie Antonio, D-Lakewood, said in a statement. &ldquo;When Ohio voters approved redistricting reform in 2018, they never could have imagined the majority would act in such bad faith so as to entirely refuse to introduce a map or even participate in the bipartisan process.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The commission consists of the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state auditor, Senate president, and House speaker &ndash; all Republicans, along with the Senate and House minority leaders.<\/p>\n<p>If the commission does not pass bipartisan maps by the end of the month, the General Assembly can pass new maps with a simple majority and without any votes from Democrats.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3834886\/ohio-state-legislature-overrides-governor-property-tax-vetoes-special-session\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OHIO STATE LEGISLATURE OVERRIDES GOVERNOR&rsquo;S PROPERTY TAX VETOES IN SPECIAL SESSION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, the state constitution requires those maps to comply with anti-gerrymandering provisions, which include no plan favoring or disfavoring one political party and districts must resemble voting percentages from the last 10 years in statewide and federal elections.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans hold 10 of the state&rsquo;s 15 U.S. House seats. In the last 10 years, Ohioans have voted 54% for Republicans in federal elections. Based on the state constitution, congressional districts should be split 8-7 in favor of the GOP.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DeWine gives no word on when redistricting commission will meet (The Center Square) \u2013\u00a0Gov. Mike DeWine plans to call the Ohio Redistricting Commission together, but a formal announcement has not been made. With an Oct. 31 deadline approaching for the commission to draw new congressional districts in the state, Democrats want the meeting to take<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2498849,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mike-dewine-senate-pick.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2498848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mike-dewine-senate-pick.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2498848"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498848\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2498849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2498848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2498848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2498848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}