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….
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Advocates Propose Ballot Language to the Ohio Ballot Board Based on Clearly Established Legal Precedent
Language adheres to legal requirements that the Ballot Board must adopt ‘true and impartial statement’ COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Citizens Not Politicians campaign today sent proposed ballot language to the Ohio Ballot Board for the…
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….
DeWine plan on gerrymandering would keep politicians in charge
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday called on Ohio voters to reject the voter-proposed “Citizens Not Politicians” ballot issue that will appear on November’s statewide ballot. If Ohioans ratify the plan – proposed by the…
Fooling you twice? Bamboozling is not a skill we want in Ohio leaders
Ohio voters are about to seriously test the adage, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” And the people who are trying, yet again, to do the fooling are the…
Nonpartisan Good-Government Coalition Raises Nearly $25 Million to End Gerrymandering
Citizens Not Politicians Campaign Finance Filing Shows Broad Support from Diverse Constituencies Columbus, OH — Less than a year since collecting its first donation, the nonpartisan statewide coalition Citizens Not Politicians has raised nearly…
DeWine wants lawmakers to develop new redistricting plan, not voters
With a proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would remove redistricting from politicians, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine wants the GOP-majority Statehouse to come up with a different solution. DeWine said at a news…
GOP Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine opposes fall ballot effort to replace troubled political mapmaking system
Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Wednesday that he will work to defeat a fall ballot issue aimed at remaking the state’s troubled political mapmaking system, and, if it passes, work with state lawmakers next year to…