The Ohio Senate stayed late into the night on Wednesday to approve a compromise bill that would unite the state's two primaries and enact new congressional districts.
The higher chamber passed the measure 27-6, just more than an hour and a half after the House approved it 77-17, ending months of political wrangling over the contentious once-per-decade redistricting process.
An earlier Republican-passed map from September has been in limbo while Democrats gather signatures to put its fate before voters in 2012.
Both maps favor Republicans with 12 of Ohio's 16 U.S. House seats. However, the new map would increase the black voting-age populations of some urban districts, among other changes.
However, the new map would increase the black voting-age populations of some urban districts, among other changes.
The bill would also create a task force to study reforms to the mapmaking process.
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