The Ohio Attorney General's Office has accepted language in a petition summary of a proposed state constitutional amendment affecting the state's redistricting process.

The initiative is called "An Amendment to Replace the Current Politician-Run Redistricting Process with Citizen-Led Commission Required to Create Fair State Legislative and Congressional District Through a More Open and Independent System."

It seeks to appeal Articles XI and XIX, which govern how legislative districts are drawn in the state. 

Why this matters is because the current legislative map has been ruled unconstitutional and new maps, drawn by GOP lawmakers in the state have been repeatedly rejected for the same issue.

Earlier this month however, GOP lawmakers adopted a legislative map that was found to unfairly favored their party multiple times. 

Opposition to this map moved to dismiss their case in the Ohio Supreme Court citing the turmoil of this case wasn't worth the trouble for Ohio voters.

Most notably, this petition would create a Citizen's Redistricting Commission that will ensure an open and transparent process and fair outcomes that preserve political power inherent to the people.

The commission would include five members of the majority party in Ohio, the minority party and five independents. 

The group will hold three rounds of public hearings to gather public opinion on the legislative redistricting within the state. This includes five hearings throughout the five regions of Ohio.

Two additional hearings for the public would be made if any revisions are made.

The commission would also make census data, election, demographic and any other relevant public record used to draw these maps available to the public.

Next, the Ohio Ballot Board will examine the petition and determine if this fits as one or multiple constitutional amendments. If certified, petitioners will need to collect signatures from registered voters equal to at least 10 percent of the vote during the last gubernatorial election coming from 44 of 88 of the state's counties.

For each of those counties, according to Yost's office, there needs to be signatures equal to five percent of the vote cast in the most recent gubernatorial election.

If sufficient signatures are verified by the Ohio Secretary of State at least 65 days before the election, the full text of the proposed amendment will be on the ballot in the next general election next year.

The full petition can be read below: