INDIANAPOLIS Despite pleas by Democrats, a Republican-authored redistricting bill will move forward unchanged after House members defeated 21 Democratic amendments Thursday.

House Democrats offered the amendments in an effort to alter a plan that would redraw Indianas congressional maps. Each amendment was defeated, and Republicans defended the bill as a way to increase their partys representation in Congress.

One of the 21 amendments would have sent the redistricting map to voters as a ballot question, similar to California.

"You still draw the map you still vote on it, Rep. Mitch Gore, D-Indianapolis, said. The people simply get to help in the final say. If you are confident in your product let the voters, see it and bless it. "

But the bills author said that is not how Indiana handl

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