Ohio voters have rejected a change that would have removed politicians from the process of drawing congressional and legislative districts.

Ohio voters have rejected a constitutional amendment that would have established a citizen-led redistricting commission.

A ballot measure that would have established a new body for drawing the state maps in Ohio, removing elected officials entirely, is projected to fail — dealing a blow to Democrats, according to Decision Desk HQ.

Ohio voters are expressing confusion over ballot language written by opponents of Ohio Issue 1, so to be clear: A “Yes” vote establishes a new citizens redistricting commission. A “No” vote keeps politicians on the current Ohio Redistricting Commission in charge.

Ohioans on Tuesday rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have replaced the current seven-member redistricting commission with a 15-member, nonpolitical commission to draw the state’s legislative districts.

This means we keep the current setup, where elected politicians in Ohio make up the state’s redistricting commission which draws th

The defeat of Issue 1 means that Ohio will retain its current redistricting process, which includes protections against gerrymandering approved by voters in 2015 and 2018. As the state prepares for future elections, the debate over how to best draw district boundaries is likely to continue.

Elected officials will continue to draw Ohio Statehouse and U.S. Congressional district maps now that voters have rejected Issue 1, which proposed to replace politicians with a citizens redistricting commission,