There will be two state issues on the Tuesday, November 7, 2023, General Election ballot: The Right To Reproductive Freedom With Protections For Health And Safety and An Act To Control And Regulate Adult Use Cannabis. There will also be local issues on the November ballot. Know your issues!
YOU DID IT! Democracy Wins! Ohioans rejected and trounced the concept of minority rule over the majority. 3,059,440 Ohioans turned out to vote in this historic election with unofficial results of 1,744,094 – 57.01% voting NO and 1,315,346 – 42.99% voting yes. 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! Remember: Every vote is important every election!
The unconstitutionally gerrymandered extremist Republican supermajority in the Ohio House on Wednesday voted to be the first legislature in Ohio history to try to roll back the constitutional power of Ohio voters.
Dripping with deceit and condescension, they say they want to hurt voters’ ability to pass constitutional amendments in order to protect the Ohio Constitution.
In Moore v Harper decision, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out the fringe “Independent State Legislature” (ISL) theory that would have given state legislatures almost unchecked power over federal elections – which could have transformed elections for Congress and president. The ruling is particularly good news for Ohioans because it means an independent redistricting commission is not off the table when it comes to future redistricting reform.
Trump has survived impeachment two times, been sued repeatedly, found liable for sexual abuse, his company has been found guilty of tax evasion, and he faces a criminal trial in New York. Now it is United States v. Donald Trump. He is now facing 37 felony counts – including 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information and making false statements – by a federal grand jury of Florida citizens. The detailed indictment was signed by special counsel Jack Smith and unsealed in Florida.
