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Illinois is divided into 17 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. The majority of Illinois' districts are located in the Chicago area. The Illinois General Assembly has the primary responsibility of redrawing congressional district lines following each decennial census .
Each state is responsible for the redistricting of districts within their state, while several states have one "at-large" division. Redistricting must take place if the number of members changes following a re-apportionment, or may take place at any other time if demographics represented in a district have changed substantially.
The Ohio General Assembly had 30 days to draw a new map. [11] On March 16, 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected the new proposed state legislative district map for the third time. [12] In spite of the decision, the primary elections scheduled to take place on May 3 were held using the second set of districts.
Opponents of Ohio Issue 1 say voters should stick to the status quo for drawing congressional and state legislative lines. ... Ohio's Congressional District map for 2022-2026.
With a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+28, it is the most Democratic district in Ohio [2] and the most Democratic district in the Midwest outside of Chicago, Illinois. It was one of several districts challenged in a 2018 lawsuit seeking to overturn Ohio's congressional map due to alleged unconstitutional gerrymandering. [3]
In 2019, a North Carolina state court struck down the state's legislative districts on the grounds that the district had been created with the partisan intent of favoring Republican candidates. [151] In 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court struck down the state's congressional and legislative districts multiple times. [152]
Redistricting in Ohio is the process by which boundaries are redrawn for federal congressional and state legislative districts. It has historically been highly controversial. Critics have accused legislators of attempting to protect themselves from competition by gerrymandering districts.
The administrative divisions of Illinois are counties, townships, precincts, cities, towns, villages, and special-purpose districts. [1] The basic subdivisions of Illinois are the 102 counties. [2] Illinois has more units of local government than any other state—over 8,000 in all. [3]