Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and other political figures have nefariously tried to confuse voters about Issue 1 by suggesting that the proposed amendment would require gerrymandering in the state, rather than bring it to an end. Don’t be fooled, writes columnist Leslie Kouba.
In this photo: Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose at the 2024 State of the State address in Columbus.The bad news is we must put up with Frank LaRose, the saddest excuse of a Secretary of State ever, for another two years. The good news is, if he screws up enough, he’ll either disqualify himself for reelection, or our reluctantly red state may actually realize we deserve better and vote someone else in.) are out to confuse and manipulate the people of Ohio, once AGAIN.
Now we have Issue 1 from Citizens Not Politicians. If passed, it will end the gerrymandering Ohio has suffered for more than a century. Of course, twice – first in 2014 and again in 2018, we thought we voted for constitutional changes that would make the redistricting manipulation stop. Ha!, a group of grassroot organizations, have worked more than two years to get this Issue 1 on the upcoming general election ballot. People from all parties and all parts of Ohio have joined the effort.
So, Citizens Not Politicians sued, forcing the Ohio Supreme Court to review the wording with hopes the justices would correct the inaccuracies. Though two small adjustments were made, the most egregious portion, saying the new commission isBallot language is not the same as amendment language, folks. The “political rodents” are trying to scare us and pull off a heist of our best chance to finally end gerrymandering.
Very. Not because they’ll succeed, but because they are the people we’re supposed to trust to run our Ohio government and keep our elections clean. By trying to fool us once again, they prove themselves unworthy of their office. We need leaders to prioritize our good over their own careers, pockets and parties.
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