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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Julie Carr Smyth

Ohio attorney general rejects language for political mapmaking reform amendment for a second time

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The Ohio Attorney General’s Office again rejected petition language Thursday for a constitutional amendment aimed at remaking the state's troubled system for drawing political maps, frustrating the effort's backers.

In his rejection letter, Republican Dave Yost said Citizens Not Politicians' second submission had one “critical omission”: How party affiliation would be determined under the new system.

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