Round two of Ohio’s battle between the people and the politicians has begun with the drive to abolish congressional and legislative districts drawn by elected officials. The Blade Editorial Board has already concluded the politician…
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Campaign Statement on AG Action
“It is not at all uncommon for the Attorney General to reject the summary of a petition in this first early stage of bringing a constitutional amendment. We believe our summary was accurate. But we…
Former chief justice: Redistricting was ‘doomed to fail.’ Ohio needs new way to draw maps
“In retrospect, looking at those constitutional amendments, realizing who populated the commission, it was doomed to fail,” said former Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor.
Misrepresentative lawmaking will continue in Ohio until voters have fair maps
The current Ohio Redistricting Commission (ORC) is made up of seven spots, all politicians…. The Citizens Not Politicians proposal would create a 15-member Ohio Citizens Redistricting Commission (OCRC) made up of Republican, Democratic and independent citizens who broadly represent the different geographic areas and demographics of the state.
Backers of Ohio independent redistricting amendment reveal details of proposal
Redistricting activists laid out their roadmap Monday on a quest to cut the cord between elected officeholders and drawing the lines that establish their office boundaries.
New amendment will put Ohio citizens, not politicians, in charge of mapmaking
With a goal of creating fair and impartial districts in Ohio, one of the most gerrymandered states in the nation, the committee Citizens Not Politicians today filed a statewide ballot initiative to eliminate the state’s politician-dominated commission for drawing state and federal legislative districts. The constitutional amendment would instead create a 15-member Ohio Citizens Redistricting Commission (OCRC), with members selected by citizens, not politicians. The OCRC would be made up of Democrats, Republicans and independent Ohio voters.
Groups gathering signatures to get citizen-led statewide redistricting commission on the 2024 ballot
Groups are starting to collect signatures to get a constitutional amendment on the Nov. 2024 ballot that would scrap Ohio’s current system for drawing legislative and congressional district maps and create a new one.