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Sep 14, 2024 · Ohio Issue 1: How other states have dealt with redistricting and what Ohio can learn Ohio Issue 1 debate: Both sides say current system doesn't work, but disagree on solution Ohio Ballot Board OKs ...
- Jessie Balmert
- State Government Reporter
The lawsuit itself opens by contrasting Issue 1's section 6(B), ""[B]an partisan gerrymandering and prohibit the use of redistricting plans that favor one political party and disfavor others" with the Board's summary wording, ""Establish a new taxpayer-funded commission of appointees required to gerrymander the boundaries of state legislative and congressional districts to favor either of the ...
Oct 9, 2024 · Opponents of Issue 1, including Trump and the Ohio Republican Party, have called the Ohio ballot measure a Democratic power grab. They point to Issue 1's donors and backers as evidence.
- Jessie Balmert
Nov 5, 2024 · Voters rejected Ohio Issue 1 Tuesday, choosing to stick with the status quo instead of setting up a new citizen commission to draw congressional and state legislative districts.. Ohio will ...
The new Ohio Citizens Redistricting Commission would need to follow certain rules, such as crafting maps that closely correspond to voters' statewide partisan preference and preserving communities of interest.” Cincinnati Enquirer, July 23, 2024 “The Ohio plan that's on the ballot this November [Issue 1] comes the closest to
Oct 9, 2024 · COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohioans voting in this November’s general election will be deciding whether to pass Issue 1, a proposed constitutional amendment to change how the state’s …
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Sep 25, 2024 · Opponents struck down Issue 1, which Republican lawmakers proposed to make it harder to amend the state constitution. It failed 57-43%. Twenty-two of Ohio’s 88 counties voted no against Issue 1, making up nearly 60% of the vote. Twelve fall into the urban category, six in the partly rural and four totally rural.
