The group hoping to get a citizen-led redistricting commission inserted as an amendment to the Ohio Constitution was required to collect 413,487 signatures by July 3 in order to qualify for the Nov. 5 general election.
Not strictly Cincinnati but figured it merited a mention here.
And because of that gerrymandering we often find an adverse relationship between the state government and the people. Last year’s big elections are a good example of it. The state was trying to ban abortion despite a consistent majority supporting it and the state wanted heavy regulation of marijuana despite a strong majority preference for recreational legalization. We had a direct democratic election that legalized both and the state government attempted to restrict them as much as possible anyways.
And because of that gerrymandering we often find an adverse relationship between the state government and the people. Last year’s big elections are a good example of it. The state was trying to ban abortion despite a consistent majority supporting it and the state wanted heavy regulation of marijuana despite a strong majority preference for recreational legalization. We had a direct democratic election that legalized both and the state government attempted to restrict them as much as possible anyways.