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Voting in Ohio: Anti-Gerrymandering Ballot Initiative

Proposed Amendment

Proposed Amendment
As of 10/02/23, Attorney General Yost approved the language. The Ohio Ballot Board approved it on 11/20/23. Now signature collection for putting it on the Nov. 2024 election can begin.

US Supreme Court

Rucho v. Common Cause (2019)
Partisan gerrymandering claims present political questions beyond the reach of the federal courts.

Links

Independent redistricting panels aim to draw fairer maps but still invite controversy
CNN 12/15/21
Ohio will use same unconstitutional congressional maps in 2024, as court dismisses legal challenges
Cleveland.com, 9/7/23
Proposed Ohio constitutional amendment seeks to end gerrymandering after legislature defied courts
Putting an Issue on the Ballot
From the Ohio Secretary of State's website
Redistricting Commissions
Wikipedia article discussing how the states do redistricting