Ohio’s Anti-Gerrymandering Ballot Measure Fails
The vote marked a disappointing loss for anti-gerrymandering reformers in a key state. The push to change Ohio’s redistricting process gained steam in recent years after the current map-drawing body repeatedly drew district lines that violated the Ohio ...
Ohio voters reject Issue 1 anti-gerrymandering amendment
The issue trailed by more than 400,000 votes. The Associated Press announced shortly after 11:30 p.m. that it was calling the contest as a defeat for the anti-gerrymandering effort. Opponents of Issue 1 roared at an Ohio Works election gathering in ...
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Opinion: Issue 1 and gerrymandering. 5 reasons to vote 'yes' and 'no' on 2024 Ohio ballot
Pros and cons of Ohio Issue One. Five reasons to vote for and 5 reasons to vote against the 2024 ballot issue.
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Opinion: 'Reproductive gerrymandering' will continue if Issue 1 in Ohio doesn't pass
A postdoctoral research associate at Brown University argues that abortion is a central issue in the Issue 1 debate.
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Opinion: Pollsters say Ohioans may reject Issue 1 even though they hate gerrymandering.
Approved by Ohio’s Ballot Board and opposed by Issue 1 supporters, the summary language is several pages long, making it difficult to test in a public opinion poll. Respondents would assuredly exit the poll when confronted with pages of text to read for a single survey question.
Ohio rejects anti-gerrymandering amendment
Axios Visuals Ohio voters have rejected another effort to overhaul the redistricting process through a constitutional amendment, the Associated Press reports. Why it matters: Issue 1 would have changed how legislative districts are drawn for members of Congress and the Ohio Statehouse.
Ohio voters reject Issue 1, leaving politicians in control over map-making process
Elected officials will continue to draw Ohio Statehouse and U.S. Congressional district maps now that voters have rejected Issue 1, which proposed to replace politicians with a citizens redistricting commission,
Ohio Issue 1 anti-gerrymandering amendment appears heading for defeat
Issue 1 Redistricting Reform Coverage Ohio voters reject Issue 1 anti-gerrymandering amendment Ohioans hate ...
Did confusion sink Ohio's Issue 1? Here's how the region voted on gerrymandering
It led to partisan bickering between Democrats and Republicans who accused each other of gerrymandering. Several voters told The Enquirer on Tuesday they found Issue 1 confusing. Taja Sigmon read up ...
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Republicans Defeat Ohio Anti-Gerrymandering Initiative With Brazen Anti-Democratic Tactics
Ohio voters defeated a major ballot initiative on Tuesday that would have ended partisan gerrymandering in the state and ...
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Opinion: Republican gerrymandering will shape control of Congress, and potentially the White House
Just as importantly, there are dangerously few competitive seats remaining. Thanks to a 2019 Supreme Court decision that ...
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Ohio Issue 1: What is gerrymandering? How does it impact General Assembly, Congress?
Ohioans don't like gerrymandering, which is why both sides of the Issue 1 debate say they have a solution for it. But what ...
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Opinion: Ohio Issue 1 on gerrymandering and redistricting reform has 10 saying ‘yes’
The presidential race has dominated national headlines, but Ohioans have "gerrymandering" on the minds. Nearly 900 people ...
From Gerrymandering to Voter-ID Laws: The US States Where Voting is Harder
"Restrictions have historically been passed in ways that make it harder for political independents and Democratic ...
Ohio Issue 1 failing in early election results
Voters will decide whether to give citizens the power to draw congressional and state legislative districts − a ballot ...