Report On Republican Gerrymander of Congressional Redistricting Released: Secret Meetings, Secret Pa
Report On Republican Gerrymander of Congressional Redistricting Released: Secret Meetings, Secret Payments, Secret Maps
http://www.progressohio.org/blog/2011/12/report-on-republican-gerrymandering-of-congressional-redistricting-released-secret-meetings-secret-p.html
By Dave on December 12, 2011 12:05 PM
Plan to shroud the process in secrecy originated with national Republican officials
Columbus, Ohio - This morning, the Ohio Campaign for Accountable Redistricting (OCAR) released a comprehensive transparency report on Ohio's redistricting process. The independent group graded state officials a D minus on transparency.
The report, entitled "The Elephant in the Room," documents a number of backroom activities which had not been publicly disclosed, including:
At the last minute the corporate headquarters of a major financial contributor was moved into Congressman's Jim Renacci's district at the request of the Speaker John Boehner's political team.
Ohio Republican officials believed that they saved millions of dollars in future state legislative campaign expenditures by making many districts more safely Republican.
