Overview
- The Ohio Redistricting Commission convened Friday to consider a GOP-leaning congressional map that targets Democratic-held seats in Cincinnati and Toledo and could open a path to two additional Republican pickups.
- If the Ohio commission fails to adopt a map, the Republican-led Legislature would assume control and could enact its own plan.
- The Virginia Senate was expected to advance a constitutional amendment to let lawmakers temporarily bypass the bipartisan commission, with final approval requiring passage again next year followed by a voter referendum.
- California voters will decide Nov. 4 whether to let the Legislature replace the commission’s congressional map, and a USA TODAY precinct analysis projects the draft could flip up to six GOP-held seats, subject to midterm dynamics.
- President Trump’s public push for mid-decade remaps set off the current fight, with Texas, Missouri and North Carolina already approving new congressional maps.