Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said on multiple occasions last year that he believed the redrawing of political maps should be taken out of the hands of politicians. He just did not believe Issue 1 on the November ballot was the right answer. Approximately 54% of Buckeye State residents agreed.

But 46% of voters supported Issue 1, and no doubt there were plenty on the other side who understood our broken system must be changed, even if Issue 1 was not the way.

Now, DeWine says he has a plan to get the job done differently. He told WVXU he’d like Ohio to emulate a plan that seems to be working for Iowa.

The only problem? The plan doesn’t take the decision-making out of the hands of politicians.

Iowa’s plan is meant to draw compact districts that do not split communities. Here, DeWine proposes that work would be done by the Legislative Services Commission, the General Assembly’s nonpartisan research arm.

Guess who gets the final say, however. According to WVXU, maps drawn by the LSC would be subject to review by lawmakers.

“It does involve the legislature,” DeWine told the station. “But an argument can be made that the legislature — at least with congressional districts — should be involved.”

Well, which is it? Should district redrawing be taken out of the hands of politicians; or should lawmakers retain the ability to permanently stall the process if they wish?

It’s time to start the discussion. Maybe Iowa holds the key.