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The 2024 Ohio redistricting commission initiative was a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment, Issue 1 on the ballot, that was defeated 53.7% to 46.3% in the November 2024 election. [1]
Chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, Alex Triantafilou, said "Issue 1 is a scam and a lie perpetrated by the far left to win elections that they otherwise cannot win in this state," said ...
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:
Ohio's former chief justice backs Issue 1. Former Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor, a respected jurist and Republican, ruled against her own party's maps all seven times before a maximum age ...
The Ohio Republican Party tried to increase the threshold required for referendum passage to 60%, in an attempt to thwart the proposed constitutional amendment. The threshold change was put to public vote in an August 8 special election, known as August 2023 Ohio Issue 1.
Ohio Issue 1 results You will find live, updated results here when the polls close at 7:30. A vote against Issue 1 would keep redistricting rules that Ohioans approved in 2015 and 2018.
Four former governors of Ohio, John Kasich, Ted Strickland, Bob Taft, and Dick Celeste, favored a "no" vote on Issue 1, [47] along with a large majority of Ohio newspapers. [48] Current Ohio Governor DeWine (a Republican) announced his support in a news conference.
Here’s what you need to know about Issue 1. Ohio lawmakers, both in the congress and in the Senate, are elected from districts drawn by a seven-member panel. The process is one that voters ...