Ohio, Issue 1

Ohio Lawmakers and Advocates Clarify Issue 1's Positive Impact on Black Voters Amid Misinformation
Rep. Upchurch and others clarify Ohio's Issue 1's positive impact on Black representation, refuting opposing views.
Black voters in Ohio will be impacted by Issue 1. How? Depends on who you ask.
Opponents of Ohio’s Issue 1 redistricting reform claim it would be bad for communities of color. Supporters of the proposal to replace politicians with a citizens commission point to the ways the current maps crack and pack Black voters.
Black lawmakers’ Ohio Issue 1 positions fall along party lines
Ohio’s two Black Republican state lawmakers have diverged from their Black Democratic colleagues on Issue 1, the proposed constitutional amendment changing how Congressional and state legislative districts are drawn.
Opinion
Ohio’s Issue 1: the left’s sneaky redistrict power grab — your state’s next
On Election Day, Ohio is ground zero for an effort to wrest control away from the people and give it to unelected, Fauci-like bureaucrats to achieve “redistricting reform.”
Democratic Black lawmakers say Ohio Issue 1 redistricting reform would help Black voters
In a press conference Tuesday, members of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus, along with a voter advocate from the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, spoke of Issue 1 redistricting reform as a way forward for communities of color and the state as a whole.
Black legislators say Issue 1 needed to strengthen voice of all Ohioans
Members of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus defended Issue 1, the anti-gerrymandering constitutional amendment, as a necessary step to amplify the voice of all Ohio residents in how the state is governed.
Opinion: What Ohio Issue 1 proposes is the very definition of gerrymandering
I care less whether fair maps are done by "politicians" or by "citizens" − but it surely will not happen if Issue 1 passes.
Opinion: Issue 1 would create unelected, unaccountable commission. Don't sell out Ohio.
And if you have any doubt what that agenda may be, the foreign billionaire helping drive this power grab, Hansjörg Wyss, has ...
Ohio Issue 1: Will it end gerrymandering? Top FAQs answered
Issue 1 proponents say Ohio’s current maps give Republicans an unearned advantage. For example, former GOP President Donald ...
Election 2024 Issue 1: What does Ohio's congressional map look like under today's rules
Ohio's current congressional map includes a district that pairs red Warren County with blue Cincinnati. It features a central ...
Opinion: Issue 1 can help Ohio get the gun control, abortion right protections we want
This year voting “yes” on Issue 1 will end partisan gerrymandering by ensuring its citizens, not politicians, who draw fair ...
Opinion: Issue 1 will relieve whining politicians of seductive desire to keep power
The desire to stay in office is more seductive than the sound of the sirens in the Odyssey. It’s too much for politicians to ...
Ohio Issue 1: What it is and how it would work
Ohio Issue 1 is plan to remove politicians from drawing congressional and state legislative districts and replace them with a ...
A Northeast Ohio mayor stands up to Frank LaRose’s lies about Issue 1. Voters should, too: Today in Ohio
Editor Chris Quinn hosts our daily half-hour news podcast, with editorial board member Lisa Garvin, impact editor Leila ...