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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A Gender War Explodes in Utah Over the Courts, Abortion and Representation When Republicans tried to repeal a law that voters passed banning gerrymandering, they found an opposition that flew in the face of Utah women’s “tradwives” imagery. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/u...
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A Gender War Explodes in Utah Over the Courts, Abortion and Representation (Gift Article)
When Republicans tried to repeal a law that voters passed banning gerrymandering, they found an opposition that flew in the face of Utah women’s “tradwives” imagery.
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Join us Wednesday July 8 @ 6pm EDT for a conversation w/authors of "Draw the Line in Ohio: How One State's Fight for Fair Maps Explains Gerrymandering in America", the vigorously reported & darkly funny blow-by-blow account of Ohio's 2021-22 redistricting nightmare Register here: bit.ly/FDFDHuddle
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
The year conservatives burned redistricting to the ground By Jen Rice www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Scorched earth: How Trump’s gerrymanders and the Supreme Court burned redistricting to the ground
Over the past year, conservatives have radically transformed redistricting into virtually unrecognizable terrain perhaps most closely resembling a burn scar — the term for the scorched land left behin...
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Redistricting efforts across the South could mean about a third fewer Black members of Congress, the Congressional Black Caucus has warned, and a correspondingly large drop in Black power in Washington. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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What does it mean if the Congressional Black Caucus loses power?
Southern redistricting could slash Black representation in Congress and diminish the caucus' influence in Washington, DC.
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Please join us Weds, 6/10 @ 6pm for the June Fair Districts-Fair Democracy Huddle We’ll cover: •The rushed attempt to put a Constitutional amendment requiring voter photo ID on the ballot •The status of legal challenge to Ohio’s recently enacted SB 293 •More! commoncause-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
In Alabama Ruling, Supreme Court Signals Limited Role for Federal Courts in Redistricting Fights In an emergency ruling on Tuesday night, the court’s conservative majority gave a first glimpse into congressional district battles under a weakened Voting Rights Act www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/u...
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In Alabama Ruling, Supreme Court Signals Limited Role for Federal Courts in Redistricting Fights
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday called on major corporations across the U.S., to oppose redistricting efforts by Republican-led states that seek to eliminate majority-Black U.S. House districts. apnews.com/article/redi...
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Congressional Black Caucus presses companies in the US to oppose Republican redistricting push
The Congressional Black Caucus is calling on major corporations in the United States to oppose redistricting efforts by Republican-led states that seek to eliminate majority-Black U.S.
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Redistricting wars: Can our politics get any more polarized? (Yes) The repercussions, both immediate and far-reaching, are likely to weaken the political middle, reduce minority representation in Congress & intensify the nation's polarization by Susan Page www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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Redistricting wars: Can our politics get any more polarized? (Yes)
Don't look to history because we've never done this before. But President Trump's push to redistrict and the Democrats' response will reverberate.
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The next Fair Districts-Fair Democracy Huddle is Wednesday, May 13 at 6pm This month, we will be talking about attacks on direct democracy – the right to collect signatures and put issues directly on the ballot. Register HERE: commoncause-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Redistricting war accelerates winner-take-all political combat that’s straining American democracy apnews.com/article/dona...
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Redistricting war accelerates winner-take-all political combat that's straining American democracy
The U.S. Supreme Court has escalated a nationwide redistricting war by removing one of the few remaining limits on partisan gerrymandering.
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Voting Rights Ruling Could Fuel Era of Endless Redistricting Wars The expected flood of new congressional maps is likely to produce fewer competitive districts, fewer ways for voters to hold elected officials accountable and more polarized politics. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...
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Voting Rights Ruling Could Fuel Era of Endless Redistricting Wars
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League of Women Voters of Ohio @lwvohio.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Supreme Court hollows out a landmark law that had protected minority voting rights for 6 decades apnews.com/article/supr...
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Supreme Court hollows out a landmark law that had protected minority voting rights for 6 decades
The Voting Rights Act over its six decades became one of the most consequential laws in the nation’s history, preventing discrimination against minorities at the ballot box and helping to elect thousa...
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
A redistricting battle among states has reshaped the US House map ahead of the midterm election by David A. Lieb apnews.com/article/redi...
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A redistricting battle among states has reshaped the US House map ahead of the midterm election
A redistricting battle among states has reshaped voting districts for the U.S. House ahead of the November midterm elections.
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Other Democracies Don’t Redraw Voting Maps Quite Like the U.S. Here’s Why. In the battle for Congress, redistricting has become all the rage in America. Other nations have guardrails in place to avoid the same situation. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...
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Other Democracies Don’t Redraw Voting Maps Quite Like the U.S. Here’s Why.
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Common Cause Ohio @commoncauseohio.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
How the US Supreme Court set the stage for partisan gerrymandering arms race “If there were a consistent, ‌enforceable federal ​limit on gerrymandering, we’d see much less – maybe close to none – of this activity,” -Nick Stephanopoulos whtc.com/2026/02/14/h...
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How the US Supreme Court set the stage for partisan gerrymandering arms race
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings allowing starkly partisan voting maps to be used in the November midterm elections crucial to Donald Trump's presidency ...
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Multiple Ohio cities decades behind redrawing ward lines At least one Valley city hasn't redrawn their boundaries in more than half a century and multiple cities nearby also have the same problem. by Kaitlyn McCarthy www.wfmj.com/story/534332...
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Multiple cities decades behind redrawing ward lines
At least one other Valley city hasn't redrawn their boundaries in more than half a century and multiple cities nearby also have the same problem.
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
RICHLAND CO. - It looks like someone used an Etch A Sketch. Ohio’s newly approved congressional map is already drawing reactions from local election officials, including those in Richland County, where tidy district lines are about to become a thing of the past. wmfd.com/article/etch...
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Etch A Sketch Politics: New Congressional Map Redraws Richland County Lines
Etch A Sketch Politics: New Congressional Map Redraws Richland County Lines
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Tonight, Feb 11 at 6pm at our next Fair Districts All Volunteer Huddle, we will welcome Professor Justin Levitt from Loyola Law School, a national expert on redistricting. He’ll join us to discuss the latest updates on mid-cycle redistricting war RSVP: commoncause-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
On Feb 11 at 6pm at our next Fair Districts All Volunteer Huddle, we will welcome Professor Justin Levitt from Loyola Law School, a national expert on redistricting. He’ll join us to discuss the latest updates on mid-cycle redistricting war Register HERE: commoncause-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
300 days until the 2026 midterms.
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Why 2025 became the year of mid-decade redistricting Six states, led by Texas, redrew congressional maps in 2025 in a wave of mid-decade redistricting that may have little impact on net control of the U.S. House. www.scrippsnews.com/politics/con...
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Why 2025 became the year of mid-decade redistricting
Six states, led by Texas, redrew congressional maps in 2025 in a wave of mid-decade redistricting that may have little impact on net control of the U.S. House.
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Redistricting plans demanded by President Donald Trump in states such as Texas and Missouri — meant to capitalize on his stronger showing among certain urban voters in the 2024 election — could backfire ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/24/r...
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GOP redistricting could backfire as urban, immigrant areas turn back to Democrats • Ohio Capital Journal
GOP reversals in this year’s elections, especially in some urban and immigrant communities, are setting off alarm bells for Republicans using redistricting to try to keep control of Congress in next y...
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Gerrymandering districts to be dominated a single party results in “an unfair disenfranchisement” of some voters “Ultimately, this isn’t going to be good for democracy. We need some type of détente.” apnews.com/article/redi...
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As gerrymandering battles sweep country, supporters say partisan dominance is 'fair'
State officials engaged in unusual mid-decade redistricting are pushing a new definition of what it means to have “fair maps” for Congress.
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Ohio Fair Courts Alliance @ohfaircourts.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
⚠️SB 293, the bill that would close the 4-day window for absentee ballots to be accepted, is now on Gov. DeWine's desk! He can veto this bill, but time is running out! ✍️ Tell Gov. DeWine to VETO SB 293 that would only hurt Ohio voters who rely on vote-by-mail. lwvohio.salsalabs.org/vetosb293/in...
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Urgent: STOP SB 293
🚨Urgent: Tell Governor DeWine to veto SB 293🚨
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League of Women Voters of Ohio @lwvohio.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Letter to Editor Jen Miller’s Dec. 4 column rightly highlights many of the objections against Senate Bill 293 Why does our state legislature keep introducing bills that seem targeted to appease special interest groups instead of Ohio citizens? John Anderson, Columbus www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
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Ohio legislature keeps introducing bills no one asked for | Letters
Who asked for this? More on the German Village curb fight. Everyone's doing more with less.
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
In a setback for Trump, Indiana lawmakers defeat redistricting plan The defeat in the Indiana Senate, where 40 of the 50 members are Republicans, is the first time Trump's redistricting campaign has been voted down by members of his own party. www.wvxu.org/2025-12-11/i...
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In a setback for Trump, Indiana lawmakers defeat redistricting plan
The defeat today in the Indiana Senate, where 40 of the 50 members are Republicans, is the first time Trump's redistricting campaign has been voted down by members of his own party.
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League of Women Voters of Ohio @lwvohio.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Governor DeWine still weighing bill to restrict mail-in voting Jen Miller, @lwvohio.bsky.social, said the bill (SB 293) would prevent some Ohioans from having their ballots counted—particularly older voters, rural voters, and voters with disabilities. www.wkbn.com/news/ohio/de...
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Opinion US House elections are becoming a charade after court ruling If gerrymandering is carried far enough, and if it has the impact it is intended to have, House elections can become a joke, a charade offering a mere facade of democracy. by Martin Gottlieb www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
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Supreme Court gerrymandering ruling could be turning point | Opinion
If gerrymandering is carried far enough, and if it has the impact it is intended to have, House elections can become a joke, a charade.
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Roughly 300,000 signatures demanding Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map be placed on the 2026 ballot were submitted to the secretary of state’s office Tuesday morning — more than two and a half times the number needed. missouriindependent.com/2025/12/09/m...
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Campaign to put gerrymandered Missouri map on the ballot turns in 300,000 signatures • Missouri Independent
Roughly 300,000 signatures demanding Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map be placed on the 2026 ballot were submitted.
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
The chaotic consequences of Trump’s redistricting war Mid-decade redistricting on this scale is unprecedented — and it's causing problems for election officials, politicians, and voters. www.votebeat.org/2025/12/08/2...
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The chaotic consequences of Trump’s redistricting war
Mid-decade redistricting on this scale is unprecedented — and it’s causing problems for election officials, politicians, and voters.
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
How the war over US congressional redistricting is playing out, state by state by Joseph Ax www.reuters.com/world/us/how...
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How the war over US congressional redistricting is playing out, state by state
U.S. President Donald Trump's demand that Republican-led states redraw their congressional maps to help his party retain control of Congress in next year's midterm elections has triggered a national b...
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League of Women Voters of Ohio @lwvohio.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
☎️ Make 3 calls to Gov. DeWine's office to VETO SB 293 ☎️ No one should lose their vote due to a mail delay. ▶Gov. DeWine's office: 614-644-4357 or 614-466-3555 ▶Gov. DeWine's Deputy Policy Dir.: 614-644-0929 ▶Gov. DeWine's Legislative Affairs Dir.: 614-466-2828 Other contacts here: bit.ly/MikeDeWine
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Time Is Running Out in the Fight Over Congressional Maps As partisan battles rage and courts wrangle proposals, the relentless pace of the calendar will force states to act — or land in murky legal ground. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
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Time Is Running Out in the Fight Over Congressional Maps
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League of Women Voters of Ohio @lwvohio.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
The Ohio legislature passed SB 293, the bill that takes away the 4-day acceptance window for absentee ballots. It heads to the governor's desk now, our last chance to protect Ohio voters against this harmful & unnecessary change. Call Governor DeWine now to urge him to veto SB 293! bit.ly/MikeDeWine
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Abbott, Republican lawmakers’ comments cited in court order overturning Texas’ congressional gerrymander Judge Jeffrey Brown pointed to comments from the governor and GOP legislators as the basis for his ruling that the new map can’t be used in 2026. www.texastribune.org/2025/11/21/t...
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Abbott, lawmaker comments helped doom Texas’ new voting map
Judge Jeffrey Brown pointed to comments from the governor and GOP legislators as the basis for his ruling that the new map can’t be used in 2026.
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
As Trump plans backfire, Democrats are ahead in House redistricting fight After early redistricting wins, Trump faces setbacks over maps for Texas, Indiana and other Republican-led states, frustrating his allies. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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As Trump plans backfire, Democrats are ahead in House redistricting fight
After early redistricting wins, Trump faces setbacks over maps for Texas, Indiana and other Republican-led states, frustrating his allies.
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Republicans’ Redistricting Push Is at Risk of Backfiring At this point there would need to be several unexpected developments in Republicans’ favor before they could obtain even a modest advantage that they set out to secure at the beginning of the summer www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
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Republicans’ Redistricting Push Is at Risk of Backfiring
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
“No one could argue with a straight face that this is a fair map. The bottom line is that Republicans drew the old map to stack the deck in their favor. They have now come back to replace that map with one that is even more tilted in their direction.” -David Niven www.newsrecord.org/news/the-con...
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The controversy behind Ohio’s new congressional map
The Ohio Redistricting Commission approved its latest state congressional map on Oct. 31, 2025. The new map will remain in place until 2031 and presents significant changes to the state’s
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Some Indiana Republicans are unsure about redistricting. Republican leadership in the state Senate has said there aren't enough votes to support the project, even as Governor Mike Braun called a session to redraw maps. by Ben Thorp www.wvxu.org/2025-11-12/s...
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Some Indiana Republicans are unsure about redistricting. Interest groups are spending money to change their minds
The push comes as some Senate Republicans continue to hold out on support to redraw the state's congressional maps.
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Find your district: Ohio unveils new tool to show current and new congressional districts. New tool unveiled to show who is representing you in Congress. abc6onyourside.com/news/local/f...
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Find your district: Ohio unveils new tool to show current and new congressional districts
Ohio's congressional districts are changing next year, and the Ohio Secretary of State's Office has unveiled a new tool to show who is representing you.
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Common Cause Ohio @commoncauseohio.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Please join us on line for the Fair Districts Volunteer Huddle on Wednesday, November 12 at 6pm to discuss the Ohio Congressional map, the maneuvers, and what’s next. RSVP here: commoncause-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Letter to the Editor Ohio redistricting deal a sham This isn’t a deal. It’s an agreement for our politicians to break the law together Jordan McLaughlin, New Albany www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
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Ohio lawmakers decided to break the law together. Redistricting deal a sham | Letters
Letters: Cold law, colder hearts. What's the point? Columbus isn't age friendly. Soybeans and empty shelves. Let's set students up for success.
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Redistricting Battles, Set Off by Trump, Have Few Parallels in U.S. History First, Texas redistricted. Other states followed, and now California. Some legal experts say it’s a crisis: “The wheels are coming off the car right now.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
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Redistricting Battles, Set Off by Trump, Have Few Parallels in U.S. History
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
“They’ve hurt democracy by passing these maps. I think we would have been better served if they had stood their ground and let us try to do some sort of a referendum if it went through the legislature, and not cave in,” -Janine Migden-Ostrander, Ohio Consumers Counsel woub.org/2025/11/05/d...
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Why did Democrats strike a deal with Republicans on an Ohio congressional map?
Last week's deal on a new 15-district congressional map was something of a surprise, as Democrats voted for a map they said they didn’t like.
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Commentary Allowing politicians to stay in charge of Ohio redistricting has just led to more gerrymandering This is not what democracy looks like. This is what partisan preservation over democratic representation looks like. by Marilou Johanek ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/04/a...
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Allowing politicians to stay in charge of Ohio redistricting has just led to more gerrymandering • Ohio Capital Journal
Betrayal can be dressed up as bipartisan or best-case scenario, but it is still betrayal. Ohio Republicans picked off two more congressional districts to gerrymander, in defiance of the Ohio Constitut...
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Republican Kevin Coughlin announced Sunday that he’s dropping out of the race for Ohio’s 13th Congressional District, citing unfavorable changes made to the district by the Ohio Redistricting Commission that shifted it from a tossup to a Democratic-leaning seat. www.cleveland.com/news/2025/11...
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Redistricting pushes GOP challenger out of competitive Ohio congressional race
Republican Kevin Coughlin, who nearly defeated Rep. Emilia Sykes in 2024, won't make another bid for the 13th District congressional seat, saying new district boundaries have eliminated his path to vi...
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Common Cause Ohio @commoncauseohio.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Ohio's new congressional map continues national trend of more split urban-rural districts This forces representatives to answer to both urban and rural constituents alike once elected into office. by Kurt Knue www.wlwt.com/article/ohio...
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Ohio's new congressional map continues national trend of more split urban-rural districts
A unique type of congressional district is becoming more common nationwide, with Ohio's new map serving as just the latest example.
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
“I wanted to see maps weeks ago w/time for the public to review them. I think commissioners decided beforehand they weren’t going to hear what we had to say. Hopefully we won't agree to this map and we’ll do a referendum. I’ve got my clipboard ready to go" -Andrea Yagoda www.10tv.com/article/news...
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Ohio Redistricting Commission unveils congressional map that could help GOP take 2 seats
The bipartisan map could give Republicans a better chance to gain two more congressional seats, while shifting one district in favor of Democrats.
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
"We should put the independent redistricting commission back on the ballot in 2027, and with fair clear ballot wording, there's good polling that show's we will win by 10 to 15 points." abc6onyourside.com/news/local/n...
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New Ohio congressional map leak has some concerned over gerrymandering
New leaks of the congressional maps for Ohio's redistricting are out, showing the Democrats in the Buckeye state losing a seat and Republicans maintaining advan
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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Will Ohio approve a new congressional map this week? Here's where redistricting stands The seven-member Ohio Redistricting Commission, tasked with crafting 15 new congressional districts, is slated to meet at 4 p.m. Oct. 30. by Jessie Balmert www.dispatch.com/story/news/p...
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Will Ohio approve a new congressional map this week? Here's where redistricting stands
"I am hopeful we will have a bipartisan agreement,” Ohio Senate President Rob McColley said about negotiations on a new congressional map.
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