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CINCINNATI (WXIX) – Ohio Issue 1, an amendment aimed at ending gerrymandering, has been a hotly debated topic as supporters and opponents try to sway voters.

It’s a problem that Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine called it “inherently flawed.” Other Ohio Republican leaders feel the same way.

An opposing committee, Ohio Works, says it’s a “bad deal for Ohio.” In an argument against Question 1, the organization submitted the following:

“Issue 1 will require that Ohio’s legislative districts be consolidated to ensure that Republicans and Democrats can each win a set number of seats in the General Assembly and Congress. Ohio voters could find themselves confronted with a representative from the opposite party, on the other side of the state, who does not share their point of view.

But supporters of number 1, Citizens, Not Politicians, believe it could put power back in the hands of the people and less in the hands of politicians.

What is gerrymandering?

Gerrymandering is defined as the manipulation of electoral boundaries to favor one’s political party, according to the Oxford Dictionary.

The Brennan Center, a nonpartisan law and policy institute, reported that Ohio is one of the Most Gerrymandered States in the nation, but that it could change in November with number 1.

Vote on number 1

Ohioans will be asked to vote yes or no on Question 1, and the ballot includes arguments from both sides for voters to read. Residents can also read the official voting language here.

The first solution would create a 15-member commission made up of Democratic, Republican and independent residents – not politicians, unlike the current redistricting commissionwhose job is to draw the boundaries of electoral districts.

The members of today’s commission are:

• Governor DeWine (right)
• State Auditor Keith Faber (right)
• Senate Minority Leader Co-Chair Nickie Antonio (D)
• Senate Majority Leader Rob McColley (R)
• Allison Russo, House Minority Leader (Democrat)
• Ohio Rep. Jeff LaRe (right)
• Secretary of State LaRose (right)

In July, Governor DeWine held a press conference to declare his dislike for No. 1, while emphasizing that something needed to change.

As a solution, he introduced “the Iowa Plan,” but retired Ohio Supreme Court Justice Maureen O’Conner (R) was quick to quash it.

“Governor. DeWine voted seven times with his political colleagues for unconstitutional maps, and now says what Ohio really needs is what he calls “the Iowa Plan,” a system in which the governor and d Other politicians have the final say on the cards. For nearly a year, we’ve been publicly collecting signatures in all 88 counties, and now — 97 days before the election — he’s telling Ohioans that he and his friends in the Legislature are already considering overturning what voters will adopt in November. O’Connor wrote in a press release.

The retired judge and former lieutenant governor of Ohio has been a strong supporter of No. 1 and even appeared in a television commercial urging voters to vote yes.

A “no” vote on Question 1 would maintain the current redistricting commission structure.

Election day is Tuesday, November 5.

Ohio polls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m.

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