After meetings behind closed doors, a small contingent of Ohio elected officials are near a bipartisan deal on a Congressional map ahead of their Friday deadline, sources within the legislature told the Statehouse News Bureau.

With just 24 hours’ notice, the Ohio Redistricting Commission scheduled a meeting for Thursday afternoon and a meeting for Friday morning—which could be first to introduce a map and then to vote on a map, as required by the Ohio Constitution.

The map the commission is likely to bring forward Thursday would, most notably, tilt districts in Cincinnati and Toledo further right and Akron further left, giving Democratic Reps. Greg Landsman (OH-1) and Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) tougher races while easing off Emilia Sykes (OH-13).

It would also make several other seats held by

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