Rotunda Rumblings

No map, no problem: Ohio House Speaker Matt Huffman on Wednesday defended Republicans’ delay in proposing a congressional redistricting plan, saying that the public should first weigh in on what changes should be made. But as Jeremy Pelzer reports , the Lima Republican also said that it wouldn’t be worth sharing a draft map with the public before elected officials negotiate a deal in private. Huffman said “it’s possible” a GOP map will be unveiled this month, as the Ohio Redistricting Commission takes the lead on redrawing the state’s 15 U.S. House districts. But it’s more likely that Republicans will unilaterally pass a new map in November, when constitutional requirements of bipartisanship fall away.

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