Voters in Ohio rejected Question 1 (53.8% against, 46.2% in favor)

Question 1: Independent Redistricting Commission

✅ Good for voters: Independent redistricting commissions take the political map drawing power out of the hands of politicians and their allies and are proven to draw fairer maps, giving voters more power and leading to more competitive elections.

Lawmakers in Ohio get to draw their own voting districts, pick their voters and protect their incumbents. After the last census, the Ohio Supreme Court had to reject not one, not two, but five sets of unconstitutionally gerrymandered maps in what Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor called “a stunning rebuke of the rule of law”. The people of Ohio deserve better, and they demanded it with the Citizens Not Politicians Amendment. This new law would have 1) created an independent citizen’s redistricting commission, 2) banned current or former politicians, political party officials and lobbyists from sitting on the Commission, 3) required fair maps by prohibiting voting districts that favor any political party or individual, and 4) required an open and transparent process.

RepresentUs supported in-state partners including Citizens Not Politicians, Common Cause, and League of Women Voters.