COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Republicans have still not proposed a congressional map, and it's a week away from their constitutional deadline to pass a bipartisan proposal. The first state redistricting commission meeting ended in jeers from the public, begging the GOP to "do their jobs." Now, Democrats in D.C. are discussing recourse if they believe the map passed is gerrymandered.

In front of the Ohio Redistricting Commission, Democratic leaders urged their colleagues to accept their proposed redistricting map, or at least negotiate with them to create a joint proposal before the Oct. 31 deadline.

"We've always been open to good faith, fair negotiation and compromise, but that requires both sides to show up," ORC Co-Chair Nickie Antonio (D-Lakewood), the Senate Minority Leader, said.

The ORC

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