The Ohio Redistricting Commission Meets Today: Here’s The Latest
On Wednesday, Sept. 13, at 10 a.m. EDT, the Ohio Redistricting Commission (ORC) will hold its first meeting since the commission was reconstituted.
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Ohio Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuits Over Congressional Map
On Thursday, Sept. 7, the Ohio Supreme Court dismissed a set of lawsuits that challenged the state’s congressional map for partisan gerrymandering.
Ohio Group Refiles Ballot Language for Citizen-Led Redistricting Commission
On Tuesday, Sept. 5, Citizens Not Politicians resubmitted summary language for a constitutional amendment that would implement a citizen-led redistricting commission in Ohio.
Reproductive Rights Group Challenges Republican Rewrite of Reproductive Freedom Amendment Ballot Language 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.
After Issue 1 Defeat, LaRose Rewrites Abortions Rights Amendment Summary With Misleading Language
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.
Ohio Attorney General Rejects Ballot Language for Citizen-Led Redistricting Commission
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.
Ohio Groups Launch Effort To Create Bipartisan Redistricting Commission
Pro-democracy groups have started collecting signatures for an amendment to the Ohio Constitution that would allow a bipartisan and citizen-led redistricting commission to draw the state’s congressional and state legislative maps.
Abortion Amendment Will Be On Ballot This Fall, Ohio Supreme Court Rules
On Friday, Aug. 11, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected a Republican lawsuit that sought to prevent an abortion rights amendment from being placed on the ballot in the upcoming November election.
Ohio Voters Defeat Republican-Backed Issue 1
On Tuesday, Aug. 8, Ohio voters rejected a Republican-backed proposal that would have made it harder for voters to amend the Ohio constitution.
Frank LaRose Announces Run for U.S. Senate in Ohio
On Monday, July 17, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced his run for the 2024 Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate.