Chuck Darwin<p>In Ohio, there seemed to be broad support for Issue 1 <br>– the proposal to create an independent redistricting commission. </p><p>The measure had the endorsement of the state’s major newspapers. </p><p>Supporters heavily outraised opponents by a nearly eight-to-one ratio. </p><p>The most prominent public figure behind the amendment was the recently retired chief justice of the Ohio supreme court, a Republican. </p><p>And in the weeks leading up to the election, 69% of voters said they opposed gerrymandering.</p><p>⚠️ But it was opponents of the measure who had the biggest advantage of all.</p><p>🔥In August, the Republican-controlled Ohio ballot board crafted extremely misleading language that voters would see when they read their ballots. </p><p>Even though the ballot measure would have barred drawing districts <br>“that favor one political party and disfavor others”, <br>👉 the board-approved wording told voters the panel would be <br>“required to gerrymander the boundaries of state legislative and congressional districts to favor the two largest political parties in the state of Ohio”. </p><p>The language was later upheld by the Republican-controlled Ohio supreme court.</p><p>💥Proponents of the amendment said the effort was a thinly veiled attempt to confuse voters <br>– and it worked. </p><p>Voters told the radio station WOSU and the news site Bolts that they voted no on the amendment thinking they were casting a vote to outlaw gerrymandering.</p><p>Jen Miller, the executive director of the Ohio chapter of the League of Women Voters, said the ballot language was so misleading that she wasn’t sure one could even compare the failure of the amendment in the state to other measures that came up short.</p><p>“You could functionally argue that every person who voted on Issue 1 was voting to end gerrymandering. <br>But that the disinformation campaign of the opposition, as well as the shockingly false descriptions that voters saw on their ballots, is what made our reform lose,” she said. </p><p>“I am completely sure that this does not reflect the will of the voters in Ohio. Absent disinformation and terribly misleading ballot language, Issue 1 would have won.”</p><p>Matt Dole, a spokesperson for the campaign against the Ohio ballot measure, said that when the opposition campaign began polling, it looked like the measure was going to pass easily. <br>“It was ahead by leaps and bounds,” he said.</p><p>He pointed to the language written by the ballot board as a key reason why the measure failed.</p><p>“You have the ‘yes on 1’ side that had <br>‘ban gerrymandering’ on their yard signs, and the ‘no on 1’ side had <br>‘stop gerrymandering’ on their yard signs,” he said in an interview. </p><p>He added he didn’t think his campaign’s messaging was misleading because the term was somewhat subjective.<br><a href="https://c.im/tags/ohioissue1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ohioissue1</span></a></p>
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Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>OHIO NEWS: </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Earlyvoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Earlyvoting</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> begins today. Here’s how to cast your <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vote</span></a>.</p><p>Poll shows tight Ohio <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USSenate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USSenate</span></a> race, voters in favor of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Issue1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Issue1</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/redistricting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>redistricting</span></a> amendment</p><p>Civility 101? Some Ohio <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/colleges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>colleges</span></a> aim to teach <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>students</span></a> how to get along</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Publicofficials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Publicofficials</span></a>, organizers urge <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ohioans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ohioans</span></a> to check <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/voterregistrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voterregistrations</span></a></p><p>How your vote could affect the balance of power in Ohio’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Statehouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Statehouse</span></a></p><p>Don’t fall for deceptive <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ballotlanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ballotlanguage</span></a> on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OhioIssue1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OhioIssue1</span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.com/@dustcircle/ohio-rights-and-reports-0a0eth61y" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.com/@dustcircle/ohio</span><span class="invisible">-rights-and-reports-0a0eth61y</span></a></p>
avonan<p>“Currently, Ohio politicians draw district maps via the legislature for Congressional districts and the Ohio Redistricting Cmsn for Statehouse districts. Voting yes on Issue 1 would remove politicians from the process and create a 15-member Ohio Citizens Redistricting Cmsn.”<br>—Morgan Trau, WEWS</p><p><a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/ohioissue1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ohioissue1</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/ohiopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ohiopolitics</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/09/25/what-is-ohio-issue-1-we-explain-novembers-proposed-redistricting-reform-amendment/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/09</span><span class="invisible">/25/what-is-ohio-issue-1-we-explain-novembers-proposed-redistricting-reform-amendment/</span></a></p>
MJ Muse<p>Hey Ohio, Vote YES on Issue1. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EndGerrymandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndGerrymandering</span></a> Require fair and impartial districts by making it unconstitutional to draw voting districts that discriminate against or favor any political party or individual politician.</p><p>Require the commission to operate under an open and independent process. </p><p>Educate yourself with the facts on Issue 1 here.</p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/OhioVoteYesIssue1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OhioVoteYesIssue1</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/OhioIssue1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OhioIssue1</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EndGerrymanderingOhio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndGerrymanderingOhio</span></a> <a href="https://www.citizensnotpoliticians.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">citizensnotpoliticians.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Paul Chambers🚧<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@chrisgeidner" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>chrisgeidner</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> here. It is disheartening the way the gerrymandered GOP treats us voters. From passing the no special elections, then having a special election to try to strip ballot issues from Ohioans, to now, dismissing the overwhelming will of the voters as it comes to <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/OhioIssue1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OhioIssue1</span></a> and <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/OhioIssue2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OhioIssue2</span></a>. It's disgusting. <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/OhPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OhPol</span></a></p>
J Riley<p>* insert Willy Wonka You Lose meme here *</p><p>First anti-abortion policy post-Issue 1 enters Ohio Senate</p><p><a href="https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/11/15/first-anti-abortion-policy-post-issue-1-enters-ohio-senate/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/11</span><span class="invisible">/15/first-anti-abortion-policy-post-issue-1-enters-ohio-senate/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ohioissue1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ohioissue1</span></a></p>
Paul Chambers🚧<p>Catholic Church spent $1.7 million but lost campaign on Ohio Issue 1</p><p>Archdiocese of <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Cincinnati" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cincinnati</span></a> alone contributed more than $1 million to the Protect Women Ohio political action committee</p><p>These ads were some of the most misleading, fear mongering ads on TV</p><p>If religion is going to get into politics, such as overtly paying for tv ads and political PACs, etc, then it's time to stop with the charade of separation of church and state and <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/TaxTheChurch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TaxTheChurch</span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/OhioIssue1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OhioIssue1</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2023/11/10/ohio-issue-1-catholic-church-loss/71476117007/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cincinnati.com/story/news/2023</span><span class="invisible">/11/10/ohio-issue-1-catholic-church-loss/71476117007/</span></a></p>
Paul Chambers🚧<p>Ohio GOP politicians are now going to attack the passage of abortion rights into the Ohio Constitution by changing the laws to not let any judge rule on the matter.</p><p>Ohio Republicans move to exclude judges from interpreting enshrined abortion rights</p><p>They also claim foreign interference made <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/OhioIssue1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OhioIssue1</span></a> pass. </p><p>They are losing their mind. <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Abortion</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/11/ohio-republicans-move-to-exclude-judges-interpreting-abortion-rights-law" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2023/n</span><span class="invisible">ov/11/ohio-republicans-move-to-exclude-judges-interpreting-abortion-rights-law</span></a></p>
Blue Wall<p>Little old Ohio has created the Democrats' national strategy for 2024.</p><p>How about that?<br>And you thought it was "over" here!</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OhioIssue1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OhioIssue1</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ReproductiveRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveRights</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/09/democrats-abortion-election-plan-2023" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/2023/11/09/democrats</span><span class="invisible">-abortion-election-plan-2023</span></a></p>
Meatloaf the Cat<p>WHILE IM AT IT IN YOUR RAT BASTARD FACE <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mikedewine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mikedewine</span></a> NOT ALL OF US ARE CHRISTIAN NATIONALIST LOSERS<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ohio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ohioissue1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ohioissue1</span></a> <br>YOU JUST GOT DUNKED ON BY A CAT</p>
Meatloaf the Cat<p>GOOD NEWS THIS MORNING FELLOW OHIOANS!<br>IF WE DON'T OWN OUR OWN BODIES COMPLETELY WE OWN NOTHING<br>😸<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ohioissue1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ohioissue1</span></a></p>
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Steph :lattentacle: :pika:<p>It's so fuckin refreshing to see all of these positive go Ohio posts here! Proud of all the voters! We did it y'all! 💪🗳️<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ohio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ohioissue1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ohioissue1</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ohioissue2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ohioissue2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ivoted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ivoted</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reproductiverights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reproductiverights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cannabis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cannabis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ohioelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ohioelection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marijuana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>marijuana</span></a></p>
Mike Elston<p>Congratulations <a href="https://kzoo.to/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a>. <a href="https://kzoo.to/tags/OhioIssue1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OhioIssue1</span></a> <a href="https://kzoo.to/tags/OhioIssue2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OhioIssue2</span></a></p>
MittenGirlPeach 🐅 ⚾️<p>Dot the I, Ohio! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ISSUE1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ISSUE1</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AbortionIsHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbortionIsHealthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OhioIssue1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OhioIssue1</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a></p>
MJ<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://progressivecafe.social/@TonyStark" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>TonyStark</span></a></span> <a href="https://progressivecafe.social/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> voters- make sure you vote “yes” on <a href="https://progressivecafe.social/tags/OhioIssue1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OhioIssue1</span></a></p><p>Protect our right to choose! <a href="https://progressivecafe.social/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a></p>
wicked82<p>Fellow Ohioans! Today is the day! Go Vote!!! <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ohioissue1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ohioissue1</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ohioissue2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ohioissue2</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ohioissueone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ohioissueone</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ohioissuetwo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ohioissuetwo</span></a></p>
Bob O'Shaughnessy<p>Dear people doing GOTV for Ohio Issue 1, </p><p>Early in-person voting in Ohio has been going on for a few weeks now. You have access to voter data on who voted and who has not yet voted.</p><p>Please stop wasting your valuable time and effort on people who have already voted.<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OhioIssue1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OhioIssue1</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GOTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOTV</span></a></p>
Σειληνός (Seilēnós)<p>Fuck these Republican assholes. <a href="https://queerspirituality.social/tags/VoteYESon1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteYESon1</span></a> <a href="https://queerspirituality.social/tags/AbortionIsHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbortionIsHealthcare</span></a> <a href="https://queerspirituality.social/tags/republicansaretheproblem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>republicansaretheproblem</span></a> <a href="https://queerspirituality.social/tags/ohioabortionrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ohioabortionrights</span></a> <a href="https://queerspirituality.social/tags/ohioissue1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ohioissue1</span></a></p>
Adams Immersive<p>Remember to vote if you’re in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a>!</p><p>In-person 11/7, or vote early (check your county’s BOE website).</p><p>YES on ISSUE 1 protects abortion rights, in a very reasonable and widely popular way.</p><p>The gerrymandered extremist minority in power in Ohio knows that, and has been putting out massive disinformation about this amendment. They even changed the wording on both the ballot and the Ohio government website to LESS accurately describe the amendment.</p><p>So… turnout will matter! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OhioIssue1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OhioIssue1</span></a></p>
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