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At any time the boundaries of senate districts are changed in any general assembly district plan made pursuant to any provision of this article, a senator whose term will not expire within two years of the time the plan becomes effective shall represent, for the remainder of the term for which the senator was elected, the senate district that contains the largest portion of the population of the district from which the senator was elected, and the district shall be given the number of the district from which the senator was elected. If more than one senator whose term will not so expire would represent the same district by following the provisions of this section, the plan shall designate which senator shall represent the district and shall designate which district the other senator or senators shall represent for the balance of their term or terms.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Constitution of the State of Ohio Art. XI, § 5 - last updated January 01, 2020 | https://codes.findlaw.com/oh/constitution-of-the-state-of-ohio/oh-const-art-xi-sect-5-nr2/
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