The office of Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has drafted ballot language for the Ohio Ballot Board to consider Friday that supporters of an anti-gerrymandering amendment say is deceptive and unconstitutional. The Ballot Board…
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Groups opposed to gerrymandering criticize proposed language on Ohio redistricting measure
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Civil rights groups across Ohio are decrying the state elections chief’s proposed ballot language for a fall redistricting amendment as it goes up for a vote Friday, saying it intentionally twists…
Republican-dominated Ohio Ballot Board to decide on wording of fall redistricting proposal
A panel of lawmakers meets Friday to determine the summary language voters will see in November when deciding whether to change the state’s redistricting process. The group behind the proposed constitutional amendment, Citizens Not Politicians, has…
Ohio redistricting amendment backers: Draft ballot language would rig the election
The Ohio Secretary of State’s office is proposing loaded ballot language for a redistricting reform measure on the November ballot Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s office is proposing loaded ballot language for a redistricting…
Redistricting amendment backers slam ‘manipulating’ ballot language written by Frank LaRose
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Backers of a ballot issue that would change how state legislative and congressional districts are drawn in Ohio say ballot language written by Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is illegally manipulative….
Ohio redistricting proposal vs. Iowa plan – some common elements, but also big differences
Gov. Mike DeWine has come out against the proposal on the fall ballot to change the way lawmakers’ district lines are drawn. He also touted Iowa’s redistricting process as one that should be used in…
Ohioans aren’t reflected in current districts. Gerrymandering ballot issue must pass
A ruling last week by a Republican judge demonstrates why Ohioans should approve this November’s “Citizens Not Politicians” ballot issue to end the gerrymandering of General Assembly and congressional districts. At issue: A bid by…
Republicans have twisted voting districts into odd shapes to suppress your vote
Mike Curtin is a former editor and associate publisher of the Columbus Dispatch, and a former two-term state lawmaker who served on the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission. Geography class isn’t what it used to be….
This November you can vote on gerrymandering. Here’s what that means
The Citizens Not Politicians Amendment would replace the current method for drawing political district boundaries. It’s official: In November, Ohioans will have the opportunity to vote on the Citizens Not Politicians amendment to end gerrymandering,…
Ohio senator talks redistricting at ‘lunch and learn’ event
LIMA — Ohio voters thought the issue of gerrymandering, in which the determination of political district boundaries would favor one political party over another, was settled in a 2015 referendum that created the Ohio Redistricting…