The lone statewide ballot issue asking Ohio voters to approve a change to the state’s redistricting process was shot down by voters Tuesday.
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LIVE BLOG: Richland County Election Results
Election Day is here and Richland Source reporters will provide real-time updates and follow-up stories on the local results. This election is obviously a big one on a national scale, but key state and local issues include a U.S. Senate race in Ohio, U.S. House races, Ohio Senate and House races, local tax issues and […]
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Ohio to decide on proposed Citizens Redistricting Commission with Issue 1 vote
COLUMBUS — A statewide ballot issue asks voters to replace Ohio’s current redistricting process with a non-politician commission. That commission would be tasked with drawing boundaries for the state’s legislative and congressional districts. Issue 1 earned a spot on the ballot in July when 535,005 signatures collected by a group called “Citizens Not Politicians” were […]
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State Issue 1: Local groups dispute amendment on reproductive decisions, including abortion
MOUNT VERNON — Diana Wetzel has worked with Starting Point, a non-profit pregnancy resource center in Mount Vernon, for almost 10 years. Now Starting Point’s executive director, her work providing resources and education to community members is deeply personal. She received an abortion herself years ago. “As a woman who’s had an abortion, I suffered […]
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Ohio voters firmly reject State Issue 1
COLUMBUS — Ohio voters said “no” to Republican state lawmakers on Tuesday. State Issue 1, an amendment to the state Constitution proposed by GOP members in the Statehouse, fell flat. The amendment would have made it far more difficult in the future to amend the Ohio Constitution, including a need for 60 percent voter approval, […]
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State Issue 1 drawing big numbers for Aug. 8 special election in Richland County
MANSFIELD — It’s clear local voters want to make their voices heard on State Issue 1, a proposed constitutional amendment that would make amending the constitution more difficult in the future. As of Thursday afternoon, 7,317 Richland County residents have taken advantage of early voting that began July 11 — nearly double the amount of […]