Congressional districts

Title from title screen (viewed on Feb. 10, 2011).; "December 21, 2010."; Includes bibliographical references (p. 6).; Harvested from the web on 2/10/11In Ohio, General Assembly and Congressional districts are adopted using different procedures. This informational brief describes the timelines and procedures for adopting district plans for both. The Apportionment Board adopts General Assembly districts, and is constitutionally required to adopt those districts between August 1 and October 1, 2011. Congressional districts, which are adopted by the General Assembly, are on a different timeline. Those districts must be adopted prior to December 7, 2011, which is the deadline to file candidacy paperwork for the 2012 primary election. The Congressional districting deadline is significantly earlier than in prior redistricting years, since 2012 is a presidential election year and, as a result, the primary election will be held in March