Fed up with politicians manipulating maps to ensure reelection, a crowd of Ohio voters took a key step toward offering a redistricting alternative on the November ballot. That alternative would replace Ohio’s current system for…
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Ohio redistricting amendment campaign submits hundreds of thousands of voter signatures in bid to make November ballot
Campaign workers with the Citizens Not Politicians redistricting amendment unload boxes of petitions at a loading dock for the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office in Columbus on Monday, July 1, 2024. (Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland.com)Andrew J….
The Ballot Measures Aim to Reduce Partisanship. Can They Fix American Politics?
Americans of both parties routinely express deep concern about the state of the country’s democracy. This fall, many voters may have a chance to do something about it, by voting on state ballot measures related…
Cleveland redistricting must be fair for Black voters
CLEVELAND — In the ongoing saga of American democracy, one fundamental principle stands tall: every citizen deserves fair representation. In Ohio, politicians continue to frustrate that notion through unfair and unconstitutional policies. For Cleveland voters,…
Ohio voters could change the redistricting process. Again.
When former Republican Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor retired from the Court at the end of 2022 after a record amount of years in service to the Buckeye State, she didn’t waste time…
Extreme gerrymander of Ohio’s Tuscarawas County is Exhibit No. 1 for why reform is needed: Mike Curtin
Tuscarawas County gets no respect. Among Ohio’s 88 counties, none is treated worse by the newest, gerrymandered map of our state’s 15 congressional districts. The Ohio Constitution requires congressional districts to be compact, not irregularly…
What Is the Future of Redistricting? Perhaps a Politician-Free Process, Experts Say
In 2018, Michigan voters rejected the traditional model of having state legislators create electoral maps. They chose a different method aimed at removing extreme partisanship from the redistricting process. In 2021 the state used an independent…
The business case for rejecting Ohio gerrymandering
This article delves into the history of redistricting of the Ohio General Assembly and presents the business case for rejecting partisan gerrymandering. It also identifies the Citizens Not Politicians amendment, which its supporters believe will end…
REDISTRICTING: O’Connor talks about proposed amendment
A small group of people gathered at the Washington County Fairgrounds Tuesday morning to hear former Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor speak about efforts to put a constitutional amendment for the state redistricting…
Retired Ohio Supreme Court Judge Maureen O’Connor pushes for measure to end gerrymandering
MASSILLON – A retired Ohio Supreme Court judge was barnstorming though parts of eastern Ohio Tuesday calling out perceived gerrymandering in forming congressional districts. As part of her tour, former Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor met with about three…