In the business and consumer marketplace, our government goes to extraordinary lengths to ensure fair dealing — keeping thumbs off the scales. In the political marketplace, sadly, too often it’s the opposite. From our nation’s earliest…
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Message from Schwarzenegger, Ohio Citizens to Gerrymandering Politicians: ‘Hasta la vista, baby!’
Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sunday called on all Ohioans to support the Citizens Not Politicians amendment to end gerrymandering in the Buckeye State. “The Constitution says, ‘We the people’ not ‘We the politicians,”…
Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to ‘terminate’ gerrymandering in Ohio
Arnold Schwarzenegger was wrapping up his time at the festival bearing his name on Sunday, but made time to throw his muscle behind an effort to place an anti-gerrymandering amendment to Ohio’s Constitution on the Nov….
Arnold Schwarzenegger joins push to end gerrymandering in Ohio
Citizens Not Politicians, a group dedicated to putting an end to gerrymandering in Ohio, is trying to change the Ohio Redistricting Commission. The group is looking to put an amendment on the ballot in November…
Ohio amendment would put citizens in charge of redistricting
While thousands may have gathered for the Arnold Sports Festival, it wasn’t the only event co-founder Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared at this weekend. A coalition of people and organizations, including the actor and former California governor,…
Collecting signatures to end gerrymandering
Good government groups are active in Ohio again, and you might see some of them holding a Citizens Not Politicians petition. The Citizens Not Politicians initiative is collecting signatures to bring reform to Ohio’s redistricting process. If…
Petition effort tries to take power away from politicians drawing legislative districts in Ohio
As Debbie Dalke collects signatures to end gerrymandering in Ohio, she is consistently met with the same question. “Didn’t we fix this already?” The answer is a little complicated. Yes, Ohio voters have twice voted…
Citizens holding virtual meeting to address gerrymandering in Ohio
Last year the Ohio Redistricting Commission was responsible for redrawing the legislative maps in the state. The process took time, with several maps being ruled unconstitutional by the Ohio Supreme Court. The latest map has…
Sign the Citizens Not Politicians Amendment
This November could be a turning point in Ohio. No, not in any of our elections to send presidents, senators, or representatives to Washington—as important as those races are. I write instead of the Citizens…
Ohio’s gerrymandered districts let politicians ignore rural voters
A common notion about gerrymandering here in Ohio is that, as practiced by the party currently in power in Ohio, it gives rural voters (because they tend to lean Republican) disproportionate influence at the expense…