Backers of a fall redistricting amendment in Ohio vowed swift legal action Friday, after the state ballot board approved language describing their proposal for
COLUMBUS, Ohio — voters that they decried as inaccurate, devious and manipulative.
“I just keep thinking about that book ‘1984,’ " said Catherine Turcer, Common Cause Ohio executive director and a member of the large bipartisan coalition supporting Issue 1. “You know, ‘War is peace, freedom is slavery.’ The way that the ballot language plays around with the word ‘gerrymandering’ to make it mean exactly what it doesn't is both jaw-dropping and it makes you question the integrity of elected officials.
“We'll make the point that this is just another example of why we need to get politicians out of the redistricting process,” she told reporters after the vote. “They continue to violate the law over and over and over again. They insult voters and they do everything they can to keep themselves and their cronies in power.”
“The way that you end up on the current commission is pretty straightforward,” LaRose said. “ is a bit of a Rube Goldberg device that involves a lot of twists and turns." He said it is a complex process that wasn't adequately explained. LaRose seemed to imply that the committee's history there suggested maybe its wording submissions aren't always so perfect. “Thou doth protesteth too much, methinks,” he quipped.
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