Ohio Ballot Board Backs Anti-Gerrymandering Amendment

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Ohio Board Approves ‘Deceptive’ Ballot Language for Amendment To Establish Citizen-Redistricting Commission

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Ohio Ballot Board voted 3 -2 to approve language for an anti-gerrymandering amendment.

The initiative’s organizers said the language is “deceptive” and “unconstitutional,” will be challenged in court.

Citizens Not Politicians collected thousands of signatures to get a constitutional amendment on the ballot to end gerrymandering.

The group announced earlier this month that they collected 731,306 signatures in 57 counties.

The initiative needed at least 413,487 signatures — 10% of the total vote cast in the last gubernatorial election.

The measure will next be discussed at an Ohio Ballot Board meeting to consider the ballot language and title.

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https://www.ohiosos.gov/media-center/press-releases/2024/2024-07-232/https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/ohio-citizens-not-politicians-amendment-annotated https://www.citizensnotpoliticians.org/nonpartisan-coalition-will-sue-over-illegal-ballot-language-designed-to-mislead-voters-about-issue-1/https://www.ohiosos.gov/legislation-and-ballot-issues/putting-an-issue-on-the-ballot/citizen-initiated-constitutional-amendment/https://ohiochannel.org/programs/program-series/ohio-ballot-board https://www.citizensnotpoliticians.org/ohio-anti-gerrymandering-leaders-say-laroses-draft-ballot-text-is-deceptive-and-unconstitutional/https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/ohios-gerrymandered-state-house-districts-lack-electoral-competition https://www.citizensnotpoliticians.org/

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