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What to know about the upcoming process to redraw Ohio’s congressional districts Ohio has to approve the new congressional map by Nov. 30 to use in the 2026 elections. by Andrew Tobias signalcleveland.org/ohio-resdistri…
Trump tells Texas Republicans to redraw the state congressional map to help keep House majority President Donald Trump is pushing Republicans in Texas to redraw the state’s congressional maps to help ensure the party keeps its majority in the U.S. apnews.com/article/trump-…
Redistricting: Ohio must draw a new congressional map. The stakes are high: the GOP holds a narrow majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, and midterm elections are historically tough for the party that holds the White House. by Jessie Balmert cincinnati.com/story/news/pol…
Republicans renew a bid to remove noncitizens from the census tally behind voting maps by Hansi Lo Wang wgcu.org/2025-07-15/rep…
Republicans run a risky strategy for holding the House that rests on redrawn maps “They are playing a little bit of roulette with these maps,” said one Texas Democrat. politico.com/news/2025/07/1…
The Republican-controlled Ohio Ballot Board on Tuesday split a would-be Equality of Rights Under the Law amendment into two, requiring two sets of petitions of roughly 413,000 valid signatures of registered voters each and separate votes at the ballot. toledoblade.com/local/politics…
Those in power on the Ballot Board are playing games AGAIN! They split "Protecting Ohioans' Constitutional Rights Amendment" into two issues.
NEW: GOP members of the Ohio Ballot Board have changed a proposed amendment that would provide equal rights for the LGBTQ+ community, including marriage equality, by asking supporters to double their efforts to get to voters. @WEWS @WCPO @OhioCapJournal news5cleveland.com/news/politics/…
“I think Ohio has become something of a test subject state for seeing just how far a super majority can chip away at access to the ballot and our rights to direct democracy,” -Kelley Dufour, @commoncauseohio ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/06/27/ohi…
Once budget is done, Ohio lawmakers will return to Congressional redistricting again by Sarah Donaldson ideastream.org/2025-06-23/onc…
Join us for the June Fair Districts All Volunteer Huddle, TONIGHT - Weds, June 11, at 6pm. We will be joined by Kate Donovan, the director of the Redistricting Data Hub Also attacks on Direct Democracy in the budget and in Senate Bill 153 RSVP here: bit.ly/FairDistrictsO…
Commentary Ohio lawmakers once again ambush the citizen ballot initiative process with Ohio Senate Bill 153 and Ohio House Bill 233 Let’s be clear: these bills are an attack on the People’s Process — on your voice, your rights, your power. by @cmarozzi1 ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/06/11/ohi…
Senate Bill 153 and House Bill 233, totally unnecessary. These bills are not about protecting the voter or ensuring their election. They’re about silencing dissent and consolidating power,” Petee Talley, @OhioUnity, said. 13abc.com/2025/06/09/cha…
Voter rights groups say Ohio GOP voting overhaul threatens the state’s citizen initiative process “Bottom line, this is an attack on direct democracy,” -Jen Miller, Ohio’s League of Women Voters by Nick Evans ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/06/10/vot…
To learn more and take action against these bills, go here: lwvohio.salsalabs.org/protectohiosdi…
Together with our @OhFairDistricts and @We_Are_Ohio partners, we held a press conference today to talk about SB 153 and HB 233 and the impact they would have on direct democracy in Ohio if passed. Featured speakers were @CatherineTurcer, Executive Director of @CommonCauseOhio,…
Join us for the June Fair Districts All Volunteer Huddle, Weds, June 11, at 6pm. We will be joined by Kate Donovan, the director of the Redistricting Data Hub We’re looking forward to getting together and sharing all the recent redistricting news. RSVP: bit.ly/FairDistrictsO…
Ohio budget moves closer to doing away with elected county coroners Current draft of state budget would make county coroners appointed by county commissioners by Avery Kreemer daytondailynews.com/local/ohio-bud…
Letter to the Editor Senate budget diktats a direct consequence of last year’s gerrymandering-reform defeat Kurt Stange, Beachwood cleveland.com/letters/2025/0…
Senate Bill 153 would make signature collection so much more complicated and arduous. Check out this letter from more than 130 organizations opposing this attack on direct democracy! weareohio.com/wp-content/upl…
Join us Weds, May 14, at 6pm ET for the Fair Districts All Volunteer Huddle This month: •Senate Bill 153 & the renewed attack on direct democracy & access to the ballot •Local redistricting efforts •What’s ahead for redistricting this year in Ohio RSVP: bit.ly/FairDistrictsO…
