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The Redistricting Proposal That Could Transform Ohio Politics

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Issue 1 would create a 15 -member Citizens Redistricting Commission to draw district maps.

Current and former politicians, political party officials, lobbyists would be banned from sitting on the commission.

Current Issue Ohio is considered one of the “most gerrymandered states” in the country, along with Texas , Louisiana , and Arkansas .

Many in Ohio see Issue 1 as the only way to combat the state’s increasing turn toward extremism.

“The extreme politics being brought to the statehouse are a direct result of gerrymandering,” said CJ Wilson , a 22-year-old regional organizer with Common Cause Ohio . “Even if you don’t want to vote for a single politician, the time to get out and vote is now”.

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73

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