Episode 558: Following Three Chaotic Years of Politician-Run Redistricting, Ohio Organizers Submit Ballot Measure Signatures for Citizen-Led Commission

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for July 5, 2024
Following Three Chaotic Years of Politician-Run Redistricting, Ohio Organizers Submit Ballot Measure Signatures for Citizen-Led Commission

After three chaotic years with a politician-led commission and an anti-voter legislature failing to produce Ohio redistricting maps without gerrymandering, a ballot measure proposing a citizen-led redistricting commission will likely be put to the voters in November.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:
Ohio Legislative Budget Office/Office of Research & Drafting - Briefing on Ohio's Legislative Redistricting Process
Common Cause - THE FIGHT FOR FAIR MAPS: A HISTORY OF OHIO'S REDISTRICTING PROCESS
Center for American Progress - Ohio votes under ‘extreme’ gerrymandering that favors Republicans
Citizens Not Politicians - Summary of Ballot Measure Proposal
Citizens Not Politicians - Full Test of Ballot Measure Proposal
Statehouse News Bureau - Ohio redistricting issue likely this fall as group turns in more signatures than needed
Ohio Capital Journal - Ohio redistricting reform group submits more than 731,000 signatures, sets sights on November
Groups Taking Action:
Citizens Not Politicians, Brennan Center for Justice, Common Cause Ohio, League of Women Voters OH, Fair Districts Ohio, Indivisible Central Ohio, People Not Politicians Ohio

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