The Supreme Court’s 4-3 vote of approval for the disingenuous wording of the ballot description of the Issue 1 preserves Ballot Board language that was clearly intended to discourage voters from approving Issue 1. The…
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Ohio Legislative Black Caucus Reaffirms Support for Issue 1 Amid Concerns Over Misleading Ballot Language
COLUMBUS, OH—Today, Ohio Legislative Black Caucus (OLBC) President Rep. Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) issued the following statement: The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus (OLBC) stands firm in its endorsement of Issue 1, the Citizens Not Politicians initiative,…
Could Ohio Fix its Gerrymandering Problem This Fall?
Ohio elections are coming up, and Issue 1 is on the ballot, giving Ohioans a chance to weigh in on potential redistricting reform. We caught up with Citizens Not Politicians, the organizers behind Issue 1,…
Penalty Flag: Ohio’s Cheating Politicians Are as Crooked as Harbaugh & That Team Up North
The Los Angeles Chargers and their cheating coach Jim Harbaugh play the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. The team Harbaugh cheated for, the Michigan Wolverines, already have one loss and are playing under a four-year NCAA…
Ohio Supreme Court clears ballot language saying anti-gerrymandering measure calls for the opposite
The Ohio Supreme Court let stand late Monday ballot language that will describe this fall’s Issue 1 as requiring gerrymandering, when the proposal is intended to do the opposite. In a 4-3 ruling, the high…
A disgraceful Ohio Supreme Court decision
In the 2010s, Ohio voters approved constitutional amendments that aimed to curb partisan gerrymandering primarily by requiring parties’ legislative seats to be roughly proportional to their statewide votes. This strategy has now come to be…
The Ohio Supreme Court Just Greenlit an Egregious “Fraud Upon the Voters”
In November, Ohio residents will have an opportunity to vote on Issue 1, a constitutional amendment that would finally abolish the state’s extreme partisan gerrymandering. Voters will not, however, be informed of this fact on…
Ohio Supreme Court rules that politicians broke law with lies about Issue 1
The nonpartisan Citizens Not Politicians campaign to end gerrymandering in Ohio issued the following statement in response to the Ohio Supreme Court’s decision involving the ballot language for Issue: While we disagree with much of…
Ohio Supreme Court orders minor changes to redistricting ballot language
Republicans on the Ohio Supreme Court ordered a few changes to GOP-crafted ballot language for the Issue 1 redistricting amendment. But they were largely OK with wording that the amendment’s backers called deceptive and wrong….
Ohio Issue 1 2024: What is it? Would it stop gerrymandering?
Do you want to stop gerrymandering in Ohio? It’s a question that backers of Ohio Issue 1 want voters to answer with an enthusiastic “yes” on their constitutional amendment this fall. Meanwhile, opponents say the…