Clock is Ticking

Ohio Citizen Action and Common Cause/Ohio released a video calling for the Legislature to reconvene and complete the job they started-- redistricting reform--

Unfortunately, the August 4 deadline is only two weeks away. The video highlights redistricting reform efforts in Ohio. The State Frog, the Bullfrog, calls the Legislature back to action. On June 3rd, the day before both chambers left for a five-month vacation, they were able to come to a compromise and pass House Bill 393, which made the bullfrog the State Frog and the spotted salamander the State Amphibian. Unfortunately, our legislature left without addressing gerrymandering.

More than 60% of the Ohio Senate voted in favor of Senate Joint Resolution 5 and more than 69% of the Ohio House voted in favor of House Joint Resolution 15. We need both Houses to come back to address redistricting reform before August 4, or we have to wait another 10 years.

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• Redistricting
• Reform
• Clock
• Ohio Senate President Harris
• bullfrog
• Senator Tom Niehaus
• Senator Keith Faber
• Senator Steve Buehrer
• Representative Tracy Heard
• Representative Linda Bolon
• Representative Jay Goyal
• Representative Matt Szollosi