WCPO: Questions linger, redistricting commission approves 2 new maps
Political scientist David Niven comments on redistricting maps
The debate continues over the redistricting of Ohio new state House and Senate maps.
WCPO reports that the maps themselves, and the mapmaking process, drew fierce condemnation from Democrats and outside observers. Instead of going with maps created by two independent mapmakers the state had hired, the commission opted to go with maps drawn up by Republican staffers.
“I think a good argument could be made that they were hired for show because their work was thrown out before it was even turned in,” David Niven, a professor in the Department of Public and International Affairs, told Local 12.
Watch the interview with Niven
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