Reworded Ohio Ballot Measure Says It Requires Gerrymandering

If the Republicans who approved what Ohioans see on the ballot get their way, a lengthy explanation of a new redistricting process will say that an independent commission must “gerrymander” legislative and congressional maps — the very thing its backers say they seek to combat.

The Ohio Ballot Board on Friday approved a nearly 900-word description of the proposed constitutional amendment, which voters will decide on in the Nov. 5 election. The goal of the measure is to take map-drawing duties away from elected officials after its backers said they produced lopsided, unfairly right-leaning results.

The description drafted by the ...