“Yes on 1” Finance Report Shows Broad Support to End Gerrymandering

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Pre-General Election Report Shows $12.5 Million in Contributions Since July 1, Nearly $39.5 Million Total   

Columbus, OH  — The grassroots, nonpartisan Citizens Not Politicians Campaign today filed its pre-general election finance report showing that since July 1 it has raised $12.5 million from Republicans, Democrats, and Independents who support Issue 1, the constitutional amendment to end gerrymandering in Ohio. This brings the total amount raised since the inception of the campaign in 2023 to $39,476,270.23. 

“Yes on 1 has the momentum headed into the final stretch of the campaign,” said retired Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, a leader of the movement. “This report shows that Ohioans are ready to place an explicit ban on gerrymandering in the Ohio Constitution and put citizens not politicians in charge of drawing legislative maps, which we will accomplish by voting Yes on Issue 1.” 

Citizens Not Politicians’ campaign finance report is available at  https://www.citizensnotpoliticians.org/report. It shows $12,523,460.97 in contributions during the reporting period, which covers July 1, 2024, through Oct. 16, 2024. 

Fundraising continues, and the coalition will continue educating voters with the facts on Issue 1 through Election  Day. 

More than 100 organizations, businesses, and thought leaders across Ohio champion the constitutional amendment. The diverse coalition supporting the historic initiative includes Republicans, Independents and Democrats and is made up of business groups, nonpartisan policy groups, labor unions, civil rights organizations, and faith-based organizations representing hundreds of thousands of Ohioans across the political spectrum.

Nonpartisan election experts and organizations from across the U.S. and Ohio recently issued endorsements for voting Yes on Issue 1. A bipartisan group of more than 90 business leaders has also released an open letter endorsing the amendment.    

Gerrymandering, the practice of drawing political boundaries to favor a particular party or group, undermines fair representation and effective policy. Ohio is recognized as one of the worst states for gerrymandering, affecting the lives of millions of Ohioans.

The Citizens Not Politicians Amendment will:

  • Create the 15-member Ohio Citizens Redistricting Commission composed of Republican, Democratic, and independent citizens representing the state’s diverse geography and demographics.
  • Ban current or former politicians, political party officials, and lobbyists from serving on the commission.
  • Require the creation of fair and impartial districts, prohibiting any drawing of voting districts that discriminate against or favor any political party or individual politician.
  • Operate under an open and independent process.

For more information, visit www.citizensnotpoliticians.org.

Citizens Not Politicians is a grassroots, nonpartisan coalition of Republican, Democrat and Independent Ohio voters and includes nearly 100 organizations, businesses, and thought leaders across Ohio supporting a constitutional amendment that will end gerrymandering in the state.