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As state Rep. Brian Stewart (R), co-chair of the Ohio Redistricting Commission, gaveled its first hearing to a close — less than an hour after it began, and without Republicans even feigning an attempt to pass a bipartisan map as the Ohio constitution directs — the visitors’ gallery erupted into shouts of “shame!”
In red states across the country, GOP lawmakers and officials took a range of steps to move forward with their gerrymanders. Together, the moves suggest that, even leaving the Supreme Court aside, Republicans have abandoned any remaining political or moral qualms about drawing maps that maximize their advantage — with potentially dire consequences for the future of fair elections.
Ohio’s redistricting process kicked off Monday, as lawmakers held their first public hearing. But with no map yet released by the majority Republican Party, voters were able to comment only on a proposal submitted by Democrats.
Ohio Republicans launched a joint legislative committee to redraw the state’s congressional map. Democrats warn it could open the door to another round of partisan gerrymandering amid a broader national GOP effort.
Voting rights groups filed suit against Ohio, warning that a new law requiring proof of citizenship for voters registering at the BMV threatens to disenfranchise thousands of eligible citizens.
After Donald Trump lashed out against voting by mail, a few Republican officials disagreed — politely! — with the president’s plans for an unconstitutional executive order.
An absentee voter himself, Trump railed against mail-in ballots and “Seriously Controversial VOTING MACHINES,” in a social media post Monday morning, which he reiterated in rambling remarks at the White House that afternoon.
Yost’s approval is the next step in getting the pro-voting amendment on the next ballot for voters to decide.
This year’s general election saw dozens of candidates win seats on state high courts.
A federal judge denied the ACLU’s request Wednesday to block Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) from requiring voters to show naturalization papers if their citizenship status is challenged at a polling place.
Republican officials in Florida, Ohio and Texas sued President Joe’s Biden administration this week, alleging that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is denying them access to citizenship records needed to maintain their voter rolls.
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