S.J.R. No. 4 - Ohio Redistricting Amendment

• Proposes comprehensive revision of Ohio's redistricting process by establishing a seven-member Ohio Redistricting Commission composed of the governor, auditor of state, secretary of state, speaker of the house, house minority leader, senate president, and senate minority leader.

• Creates a nonpartisan Redistricting Information Services Office to provide census data, election information, and mapping services to the commission and public, with public access to tools for submitting redistricting plans.

• Requires the commission to adopt redistricting plans for 99 house districts, 33 senate districts, and congressional districts within 20 weeks of decennial census release, with plans becoming effective upon filing with the secretary of state.

• Establishes voting requirements of at least five commission members (including at least two from the minority party) to adopt any plan; if commission fails to adopt plans, competing plans from each major political party and a neutral arbiter panel are placed on the general election ballot for voter approval.

• Mandates all commission meetings be open to public and electronically broadcast; prohibits courts from implementing redistricting plans not approved by the commission; takes effect January 1, 2019, for 2021 redistricting cycle.