Besides voting for president, vice president and senators, there are many other things that Ohio citizens will be voting for in the November election, including Issue 1.

A group known as “Citizens Not Politicians” led the efforts to get Issue 1 on the ballot.

But what does voting ‘Yes’ mean and what does voting ‘No’ mean?

Voting ‘Yes’ would remove politicians from the map-making process.

“Republicans and Democrats do this, unfortunately, because when you have power, you want to keep it,” Jen Miller, executive director of the League of Women Voters, said. “So, it is human interest if you are a politician you are going to want to draw lines in a way that favor you and your friends. And that’s why we have to end gerrymandering and that is why Issue 1 is supported by Republican, Independents, Democrats and non-partisans.”

If the ballot measure passes, it would establish a new redistricting commission which would be made up of 15 regular citizens. This would include five Republicans, five Democrats and five independents.

A ‘No’ vote on Issue One would not support the new commission and, in turn, would keep the redistricting process the same as it is now. This means politicians would continue having a say on what the voting districts look like.

Ohio’s voter registration deadline is Monday and early voting begins Tuesday.

Absentee ballot requests were sent out by the state to every registered voter. If you want to vote by mail, the deadline is Oct. 29 or you can vote in person on Nov. 5.

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