Politicians are failing us, ignoring constitutional standards for fair maps and ignoring demands from voters to end their gerrymandering ways. Ohio voters overwhelmingly approved state legislative redistricting reform in 2015 and congressional redistricting reform in 2018. Both reforms won with well over 70% of the vote and passed in all 88 Ohio counties. Today, Ohioans still don’t have fair districts.
Despite the Ohio Ballot Board, led by Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R), rewriting of the proposed amendment that was Issue 1 on the General Election Ballot, Issue 1 won overwhelmingly statewide – 56.62% YES and 43.38% NO. In Erie County, Issue 1 passed by 56.93% YES and 43.07% NO. Thank You all Ohioans! You saw through the misleading, incorrect information and outright lies that purposefully was intended to confuse voters by leaving out all the information regarding contraception, fertility treatment, continuing one’s own pregnancy and miscarriage care. LaRose focused on abortion and continues to lie about the medical procedure being used to kill babies right up to delivery.
Another WIN! Issue 2 to Commercialize, Regulate, Legalize and Tax the Adult Use Cannabis will become law in Ohio on December 7, 2023, thirty days after the November 7th General Election. Issue 2 won statewide by 56.97% YES and 43.03% NO.
YOU DID IT! Democracy Wins! Ohioans rejected and trounced the concept of minority rule over the majority. Unofficial results: NO – 1,744,094 – 57.01%; YES – 1,315,346 – 42.99%. This was an historic turnout for an August Special Election! Thank You to everyone who wrote postcards, donated stamps, made calls, knocked on doors, posted yard signs, made donations and talked to family and friends to get out the vote! Every vote was – and is – important!
Ohioans voted overwhelmingly in 2015 and 2018 to change how state politicians draw our legislative and congressional district lines every decade. For events and/or information to keep Ohioans informed about the redistricting process, please visit one of the following websites.
