COLUMBUS, Ohio—The Ohio Redistricting Commission on Friday passed a bipartisan, six-year-long congressional redistricting plan that gives Republicans an advantage in 12 of Ohio’s 15 U.S. House districts starting next year.

The plan, passed unanimously by the seven-member commission, comes after a last-minute deal between Republican and Democratic legislative leaders to avoid giving GOP lawmakers the chance next month to unilaterally pass a more lopsidedly advantageous map.

If that happened, Democrats were expected to attempt to put a repeal referendum on the 2026 ballot, a prospect that both sides had concerns about.

The deal was unveiled at a commission meeting on Thursday , with formal approval on Friday after about an hour of public testimony.

The new map will be in place from nex

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