"The redistricting process still has a long way to go, but a battle to keep track of public records during the process has already begun in a court case between the ACLU and the Ohio House of Representatives.

"The ACLU asked the Ohio Supreme Court to compel employees within the Ohio House and the offices of six representatives to provide public records related to redistricting, specifically, records relating to appointments and meetings of the Ohio Redistricting Commission; communications between the House offices and the U.S. Census Bureau; and records proving the Ohio General Assembly and the redistricting commission received 2020 Census data.

The House denied the requests as "overly broad and ambiguous."

"The group also asked for 'information that could be used for the purposes of redistricting,' including precinct names and lines, population shifts and voting districts for previous elections.

"The Ohio Supreme Court sent the case to mediation rather than making a formal ruling in the case."