Overview

• The joint committee let its constitutional deadline lapse without releasing a Republican proposal and did not vote on Democrats’ maps.
• Authority now shifts to the seven-member Ohio Redistricting Commission, which must adopt a bipartisan plan by Oct. 31 under the constitution.
• If the commission fails, the General Assembly can pass a map in November by simple majority without Democratic votes.
• Senate Democratic Leader Nickie Antonio and House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn urged DeWine to convene the commission, and his spokesman said he had no comment.
• Reporters say Republicans are likely to wait until November, though any plan must meet anti-gerrymandering rules aligned to a roughly 8–7 GOP tilt based on Ohio’s 10-year voting pattern.