Ohio’s Anti-Gerrymandering Ballot Measure Fails
An Ohio ballot measure to reform the state’s redistricting process with a constitutional amendment failed, meaning the power to draw congressional and state legislative districts will remain in the hands of politicians.
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 curbed the lopsided majorities Republicans hold in the state legislature and US House delegation. The measure, known as Issue 1, was voted down with 54 percent of the vote.
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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.
Ohio voters reject Issue 1 anti-gerrymandering amendment
Ohio voters rejected a constitutional amendment Tuesday that would have overhauled the state's system for redistricting legislative and congressional seats. With nearly 90% of the statewide vote tallied,
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.
Gov. Mike DeWine says legislators still need to address gerrymandering, but he’s not in a rush
In July, DeWine said something needed to be done to address gerrymandering but that Issue 1 was the wrong answer. The ...
What is gerrymandering, the electoral practice that consists of altering electoral districts to obtain more votes in a US Election
Gerrymandering’ was coined in 1812, and the practice has grown to such an extent that political representation is severely ...
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Democrats flip 14 legislative seats, affirming GOP gerrymander is dead
On average their candidates in competitive races ran 3.6 points ahead, while Democrats ran 2.3 points behind. One of the signs that the Republican 2011 gerrymander is dead was Democrat Joe Sheehan’s ...
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.
North Carolina congressional races in newly gerrymandered districts turning out as expected
Gerrymandering has sucked the suspense out of most of North Carolina’s congressional races. The winners in 13 of 14 ...
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Ohio Issue 1: What is gerrymandering? How does it impact General Assembly, Congress?
But what is gerrymandering? Gerrymandering is the manipulation of district boundaries to give one political party an unearned advantage over the other. The term came from a salamander-like ...
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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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How Undemocratic Is Gerrymandering? Look at How Blue Texas Could Be if Democrats Drew the Maps.
This allowed them to pick with precision which voters they’d like to have in each district—a process known as gerrymandering. Typically, the party in control of the state legislature has two ways ...