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Issue 1 would eliminate the Ohio Redistricting Commission and create a 15-member panel of five Democrats, five Republicans, and five Independents selected by retired Democratic and Republican judges.
The results, Republicans today hold 10 of our state's 15 seats in Congress (67%) and supermajorities in the Ohio House (68%) and Ohio Senate (79%). We all know Ohio is not 67% or more Republican.
But seven times in 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court decided that the maps drawn by the panel amount to gerrymandering, drawn to more heavily favor republicans. This November, Issue 1 seeks to change ...
Despite seeking to end gerrymandering, the certified ballot language noted that the amendment would "repeal constitutional protections against gerrymandering approved by nearly three-quarters of Ohio electors participating in the statewide elections of 2015 and 2018, and eliminate the longstanding ability of Ohio citizens to hold their ...
At the writing of this piece, 78% of respondents said they will vote for the amendment which would remove elected Republicans and Democrats from drawing districts for seats in Congress, the Ohio ...
The Ohio Republican Party, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, U.S. Speaker Mike Johnson, Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman and others oppose Issue 1. You can read the full amendment here:
The Republicans took significant gains from the 2010 elections across several states, and by 2011 and 2012, some of the new district maps showed Republican advantage through perceived partisan gerrymandering.
No way should today’s Ohio, which cast 51% of its vote for Donald Trump in 2016, 53% in 2020, have a House that’s 68% Republican and a Senate that’s 79% GOP.