This November, VOTE YES ON ISSUE 2!
It's a new year.
It's a new fight.
It's a different Issue 2.
This November voters have the chance to bring common-sense reform to Ohio’s broken redistricting system – by voting YES on Issue 2. For too long politicians in our state have had the power to draw their own districts and gerrymander Ohio’s legislative maps, to the point where our elected officials are not accountable to us, the Ohio voters.
The Voters First Amendment, on the November ballot as Issue 2, ensures every Ohio voter’s right to fair, competitive elections by replacing the current system — where politicians draw their own legislative and congressional districts—with an independent, non-partisan Citizens Commission that will draw new districts out in the open for everyone to see. The Citizens Commission will include equal numbers of Republicans, Democrats and Independents. Politicians, lobbyists and political insiders are not permitted to serve on the commission.
- If you are tired of politics as usual, Vote YES on Issue 2.
- Issue 2 makes redistricting more accountable, fair and impartial.
- Issue 2 ensures that no political party or special interest can rig the system to their own advantage.
- Issue 2 is a big step in the right direction towards fixing a broken system.
Vote YES on Issue 2 to approve the Voters First Amendment. A YES on Issue 2 will finally let voters choose their politicians instead of politicians picking their voters.
This year it's
YES on Issue 2!
- Voters First is a common-sense reform that is an important step in the right direction.
- It makes how we re-draw district lines more accountable, transparent and balanced.
- Neither party can unfairly dominate state politics or rig the system to their own advantage.
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Voters First sends a message that Ohioans are tired of politics as usual.
It’s time for “we the people” to change the system and it can be done with a simple change: the voters should pick their elected officials instead of the politicians picking their voters.
Troy Government teacher explores redistricting with students
For one 18-year veteran social studies teacher, redistricting offered the perfect opportunity for hands-on study and discussion by his senior American Government students, and his classes followed the controversial map-drawing process in real time last year. The students were shocked when they went through the proposed redistricting maps this year and the different maps submitted by high school and college students and others for the redrawing contest.
Federal judge resolves early voting controversy
Early voting became the focus of controversy this year, despite a growing trend toward both early in-person voting and no-fault absentee voting in recent years. Absentee voting was never in question. You can get an absentee ballot right now from the Secretary of State’s office or your county Board of Elections office. But the issue of early in-person voting became a battle after Governor Kasich signed legislation that effectively eliminated the three days of early voting days just before Election Day.
Voter’s First Talking Points
Ohio’s redistricting process has been rigged by corrupt politicians and their greedy special interest friends. The result? Government no longer represents “we the people,” but “we the politicians.” With Issue 2, moderate people who want to solve our problems will finally get a fair shot at ousting the career politicians. Don’t listen to the lies. Vote
YES to end politics as usual—because when elections are fair and balanced, we the people win.
Issue 2 Proposal Summary
Highlights:
- Citizens, Not Politicians.
- Openness and Transparency.
- Balance and Impartiality.
- Community Representation.
- Competitive Districts.
- Fairness.
WEBINAR: Voter's First Initiative
Dr. Dan Tokaji’s presentation reviews the problems with the current redistricting system in Ohio and the Voters First Initiative. Dr. Tokaji is a Professor of Law at the OSU Moritz School of Law. He is an authority on election law and voting rights.
