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Last Update: 10/25/2018
Apportionment Board (Ohio Redistricting Commission)
Status
Current
Type of Board
Permanent
Authority
Article XI, Sec. 1, Ohio Constitution
Total Membership
5
Dates of Appointment
Not specified
Term Length
Not specified
Ending Date of Term
Not specified
Report Requirements
The Governor must cause the apportionment to be published no later than October 5 of the year in which it is made.
Chairperson
Not specified
Subject To Sunset Review
No
Full-time
No
Restriction on Partisan Affiliation
No
Senate Confirmation Required
No
Expiration Date
Appointment Authority
House Minority Leader, Senate Minority Leader, Senate President, Speaker
Membership Composition
Other, Statewide elected officials/department heads
Compensation
Not Specified
Staff Assistance
None specified
Additional Information
R.C. 103.51 defines "Apportionment Board" as the persons designated in Art XI, Sec. 1. That section of the Constitution refers to the board as the Ohio Redistricting Commission. The board meets on a date designated by the Governor between August 1 and October 1 in years ending in "1."
Qualifications
Governor; Auditor of State; Secretary of State; 1 person chosen by the Speaker of the House and the leader in the Senate of the party of which the Speaker is a member; and 1 person chosen by legislative leaders in the two houses of the major political party of which the Speaker is not a member.