Republican Lawbreakers Expected to Break Law Again This Week

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 13, 2022

Contact:
Rachel Coyle, coyle@innovationohio.org

Today, the Equal Districts Coalition — a group of over 30 Ohio advocacy organizations and labor unions engaged in the redistricting process — released the following statement in advance of Ohio's next congressional map deadline, which the Republican-led Redistricting Commission is expected to ignore:

“More than a year into Ohio’s redistricting process, we are again faced with the reality that the Republican mappers care about nothing other than preserving their grip on political power — even if that means forcing Ohioans to vote under illegally rigged maps.

"These Republican politicians are again ignoring orders from a bipartisan majority on the state’s highest court to obey the constitution and adopt fair maps.

"Ten of Ohio's top Republican officials have repeatedly violated state law without consequences. These lawbreakers do not deserve to hold elected office."

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The Equal Districts Coalition is the largest redistricting coalition in Ohio, with over 30 member organizations. It includes the Ohio State Conference of the NAACP, Ohio Organizing Collaborative, OAPSE/AFSCME, Ohio Farmers Union, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, the Ohio Environmental Council, OFUPAC, Innovation Ohio, the Ohio Student Association, ProgressOhio, All On the Line-Ohio, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio, Ohio Council of Churches, NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio, URGE – Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity, LEAD Ohio, the Ohio Women’s Alliance, the Ohio Federation of Teachers, Ohio Education Association, CAIR-Ohio, Campus Vote Project, For Our Future Ohio, Ohio Unity Coalition, Equality Ohio, The Freedom Bloc, and more.