Election 2024 Issue 1: What does Ohio's congressional map look like under today's rules

"The answer, if change is needed, is more reform, not a ballot measure funded by out-of-state special interests that blows up the current system ... rather than keep Ohio's most populous cities whole. Read More

Who is funding Issue 1 in Ohio?

Backers of Ohio Issue 1 have raised and spent significantly more than opponents as both sides benefit from out-of-state dark money. Read More

Issue 1 in Ohio: Redistricting, gerrymandering, and the battle over legislative maps

The proposed constitutional amendment renews a decades-old debate about the political mapmaking process ... Lawmakers on the state ballot board would choose four retired Ohio judges — 2 from ... Read More

Ohio Issue 1 debate: Both sides say current system doesn't work, but disagree on solution

Supporters and opponents of Issue 1, a redistricting amendment on the November ballot in Ohio, agree that the current system is not working ... saying they believed they could get a better deal from ... Read More

Ohio's fall redistricting issue sparked a fight over one word. So what is 'gerrymandering,' anyway?

All the political wrangling over Ohio's Issue 1, a statewide ballot issue ... During that bipartisan campaign, called Fair Districts for Ohio, they were promised the new system would "protect ... Read More

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

Here, you’ll find award-winning journalism not driven by commercial influences – a news organization that ... starvation and famine as in Sudan today.”It is happening largely in the dark. Read More

The Redistricting Proposal That Could Transform Ohio Politics

Issue 1 was submitted to the secretary of state’s office with over 700,000 signatures—almost 60 percent more than required to get on the state ballot ... voters by Ohio’s political leaders. Read More

In Ohio Supreme Court races, Democrats hold edge in campaign cash over GOP

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Democratic candidates running for the Ohio Supreme Court have all raised more than their Republican challengers this past quarter in the runup to an election where three of seven ... Read More

How partisan supreme court elections are shaping Ohio's judicial landscape

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio is one of seven states that elects state supreme court justices based on partisan elections — which can impact voters and campaign finance dollars. This is a new change ... Read More

Lawsuit: Those helping Ohio voters with disabilities should be able to use drop boxes

The lawsuit challenges a new ... and politics for the USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau, which serves the Columbus Dispatch, Cincinnati Enquirer, Akron Beacon Journal and 18 other affiliated news ... Read More