Who is responsible for redrawing legislative districts in Midwestern states and provinces?
In all but two Midwestern states, redrawing and approving district maps is left up to the legislatures and governors. In Ohio, redistricting for the state legislature is conducted by a five-member panel consisting of the governor, the state auditor, the secretary of state, and two other members one appointed each by legislative leaders of the majority and minority parties. The plan does not need to be approved by the legislature, and the governor does not have veto power. Some Ohio lawmakers have proposed changing the makeup of the State Apportionment Board in order to make it more bipartisan. Ideas include naming leaders of the four legislative caucuses to the board, as well as asking legislative leaders to appoint an equal number of members of their political parties, then jointly name the remaining members. Iowa uses a unique process, directing its nonpartisan Legislative Service Bureau to come up with a redistricting plan. The bureau is required by law to disregard incumbents addre
