Ohio’s anti-gerrymandering coalition splits after voting-rights groups delay congressional map challenge

A number of Democrats in Ohio have expressed disappointment and anger with a coalition of voting rights organizations, headed by the state’s chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), after the non-partisan legal organization opted to delay its legal challenge to Republican-drawn voting maps until the 2024 election. While the ACLU’s suit is to be delayed until the next election cycle, another challenge to the same Republican maps is still being brought this year by an affiliate of the Democratic National Redistricting Commission. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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