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The Ohio Apportionment Board was an administrative body that drew single-member legislative districts for the Ohio General Assembly every ten years from 1851 to 2011. Each of the 33 senate districts is composed of three contiguous House of Representatives district. [1]
The board had five members: [2]
The members selected by the legislators were added when voters amended Article XI of the Ohio Constitution in 1967. This format ensured that no party can hold all five seats and at least one seat would belong to the minority party.
In 2011, the board's members were: [3]
Democrats controlled the apportionment board in 1971 and 1981. Republicans controlled the apportionment board in 1991, 2001 and 2011.
Following the 2011 redistricting cycle and resulting legislative gridlock, the board was replaced by the Ohio Redistricting Commission following the passage of a constitutional amendment in 2015. [ citation needed ]