Arizona

Issue 1 passed easily. Could congressional redistricting be next?

By / August 13, 2019

Ohio passed Issue 1 on Tuesday with a resounding 71% of the vote. As we had previously discussed, this issue called for reform in the way voting districts are drawn for state races and had broad bipartisan support. In the wake of this victory for redistricting reform, Cleveland.com reports on the likelihood that a similar …

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Arizona redistricting case and its impact in Ohio

By / August 20, 2019

Monday’s Supreme Court decision in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission may soon have an impact in Ohio. In the Arizona case the Supreme Court found that a state can appoint an independent commission to redistrict congressional districts without violating the Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Ohio has already proposed an independent commission to redistrict voting …

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