The Ohio NAACP, the Ohio Unity Coalition and the Ohio Organizing Collaborative responded to Gov. Mike DeWine’s statement on the Citizens Not Politicians ballot measure that gained enough signatures to reach the ballot in November….
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Why Gov. Mike DeWine is wrong about gerrymandering yet again
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 petition signatures of more than 731,000…
Ohio Gov. DeWine lost all credibility when he repeatedly voted for illegally gerrymandered maps
Now he’s pitching a proposal that would have lawmakers draft redistricting reform based on an “Iowa plan” that leaves lawmakers with final authority Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine clutching his pearls Wednesday morning about predetermined partisan…
Statement from Retired Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor Regarding News Conference by Gov. DeWine
Retired Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor today issued the following statement in response to Gov. Mike DeWine’s news conference in which he discussed redistricting: The disinformation from the Governor today is insulting to…
Change Coming in Ohio
Members of Ohio’s Redistricting Commission were served notice earlier this month that Ohioans have had enough of the mess the commission purposefully made of our voting districts. According to the Ohio Secretary of State’s office,…
Good News for Ohio Voters Causes Ohio’s Top Elections Official to Have a Partisan Meltdown
There’s some good news and some troubling news about election integrity and fair elections in Ohio. The big news is the certification of the Citizens Not Politicians issue for the November ballot. If passed, it…
Redistricting reform seeks to break insiders’ lock on the Ohio Statehouse
The good news from the Statehouse last week was that Ohioans will get a chance this November to require fairly drawn General Assembly districts by wresting “apportionment” power from political insiders. The “Citizens Not Politicians” plan…
Republican Ohio lawmakers ponder proposing second redistricting amendment to foil another one they don’t like
Ohio Republicans are considering trying to foil a redistricting reform amendment that recently qualified for the November ballot by putting up a separate redistricting proposal of their own to compete with it, according to a…
Ohio advocates plan to hold lawmakers accountable with anti-gerrymandering reform
Ohio advocates believe lawmakers will finally be able to be held accountable now that an anti-gerrymandering constitutional amendment will be on the November ballot. Unsurprisingly, politicians who benefit from the redistricting process are not in…
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,…