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On Ohio ballot, a retired justice’s crusade to make politics competitive again

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On Ohio ballot, a retired justice’s crusade to make politics competitive again.

Reforming how districts are drawn is an attempt to fix that. Should the proposal pass, Ohio could become a test case for how a red state weighs the political voice of majority and minority factions..

Ms. O’Connor cast the swing vote with Democratic justices to find the maps unconstitutional.

Her ruling infuriated Republicans ; some lawmakers called for her impeachment.

Analysts say she is a throwback to the moderate type of Midwest Republican who has been largely expunged from a Trump -infused party.

O'Connor chose a different path as an unpaid campaigner for constitutional reform.

The point of redistricting is not to favor one party or another, but to make elections more competitive.

Opponents argue that a citizens commission, whose members would be appointed by retired judges, wouldn’t be politically accountable.

“All power comes from the citizenry,” says Ms. O’Connor .

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