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On Wednesday, Sept. 20, during the Ohio Redistricting Commission’s (ORC) first meeting since it was reconstituted, the ORC voted 4-2 along party-lines to use legislative maps proposed by Republicans as the ORC’s working draft, which will be subject to public review.
On Tuesday, Sept. 19, the Ohio Supreme Court ordered the Ohio Ballot Board to partially rewrite the ballot language for the citizen-led abortion rights amendment.
On Tuesday, Sept. 19, Democrats on the Ohio Redistricting Commission released their proposals for the state’s legislative maps.
On Thursday, Sept. 14, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R) once again rejected ballot language for a proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution that would create a citizen-led, independent redistricting commission in the state.
On Wednesday, Sept. 13, at 10 a.m. EDT, the Ohio Redistricting Commission (ORC) will hold its first meeting since the commission was reconstituted.
On Thursday, Sept. 7, the Ohio Supreme Court dismissed a set of lawsuits that challenged the state’s congressional map for partisan gerrymandering.
On Tuesday, Sept. 5, Citizens Not Politicians resubmitted summary language for a constitutional amendment that would implement a citizen-led redistricting commission in Ohio.
On Monday, Aug. 28, Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights and voters filed a lawsuit challenging the new misleading language for a reproductive freedom constitutional amendment that will be on the ballot for Ohioans this November.
On Thursday, Aug. 24, the Republican-controlled Ohio Ballot Board approved new summary language for an abortion rights amendment that will be decided by voters this November.
On Wednesday, Aug. 23, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R) rejected ballot language submitted by a pro-voting group seeking to implement a citizen-led redistricting commission.
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