(The Center Square) – While politics is pushing redistricting efforts in other states, Ohio is under a rule of the people to change congressional maps before the midterm elections.

Thanks to a constitutional amendment passed by voters in 2018, congressional districts drawn without bipartisan support from the Ohio Redistricting Commission must be redrawn every four years.

In 2020, the commission approved the maps favoring 10 Republican and five Democratic seats. According to Senate Minority Leader Nickie Antonio, D-Lakewood, the maps for 2026 mid-erm congressional elections should make the split 8-7 in favor of the GOP.

“Ohioans deserve congressional districts that respect communities, follow constitutional guidelines, and accurately reflect voters’ political preferences,” Antonio said i

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