The suit names Kasich, Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted and leaders of the GOP-controlled state Legislature.
ACLU of Ohio Legal Director Freda Levinson said the suit hits the “sweet spot” in the life of the 10-year map, because data is available to show how the maps routinely deliver 75 percent of Ohio’s congressional seats to Republicans with only about half Ohio’s votes.
Kasich’s amicus brief against gerrymandering in a federal redistricting case is cited.
By JULIE CARR SMYTH, Associated Press
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