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Ohio voters have rejected a change that would have removed politicians from the process of drawing congressional and legislative districts.

Opponents of Ohio's Issue 1 say the ballot language is fair and accurate, but backers of the redistricting amendment say the wording is confusing to voters.

A bus tour by Republicans is part of the plan to convince early voters in Ohio to vote against Issue 1.

Despite objections from the group behind the amendment effort, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled the ballot language needed only minor changes. Now voters will once again have the chance to vote on how congressional maps are drawn.

Citizens Not Politicians, the group bringing the ballot issue, said the Republican-dominated Ohio Ballot Board "manipulated" language before approving it.

The group Citizens Not Politicians has submitted language it would like the Ohio Ballot Board to put before voters in November, but the panel doesn't have to approve it.

Ohio voters will decide whether to change the map-drawing process this November - six years after the last time a redistricting amendment was on the ballot.

Gov. Mike DeWine says if Ohioans reject the amendment this fall, he will work with lawmakers to come up with a mapmaking process like Iowa's.

The Ohio Secretary of State's office says the group backing the effort collected enough valid signatures to put the constitutional amendment before voters in November.

It appears likely an amendment to change how lawmakers' district lines are drawn in Ohio will make it on the November ballot.