Coffee with Common Cause Ohio: Resources and Actions 

Thanks to those who joined us for October’s Coffee with Common Cause Ohio. We covered a lot of ground and had great conversation around fair maps, upcoming elections and fair courts. Links and resources are below to continue the work.

Click here​ for the slides and here for the recording.

Take Action for Fair Maps

• Sign up for Fair Districts People Watch Team
• Join Us at the Statehouse with your “Where’s the Map?” shirt 
• Call members of the Redistricting Commission, the Governor, Auditor, and Secretary of State and ask:  Where’s the Map?! 

Take Action for Voters

• Sign up for Election Protection training on Oct 29 or 30

Redistricting Commission News

• Dems mull challenging GOP congressional map at ballot as Ohio redistricting talks continue Dispatch, Jesse Balmert 
• Ohio congressional redistricting moves into phase two | 10tv.com Doug Petcash 
• Ohio GOP doesn’t have congressional map as deadline nears, Democrats consider referendum Morgan Trau 
• Ohio Redistricting Commission meets at Statehouse, quickly adjourns Ashland Times-Gazette, Doral Chenoweth 
• Redistricting commission meeting ends without approved congressional map Spectrum News, Chrissa Loukas 
• Ohio Democrats pitch congressional map, GOP redistricting commissioners shrug Ohio Capital Journal, Nick Evans
• Ohio redistricting impasse continues as Republicans look to expand their advantage – cleveland.com Jeremy Peltzer 
• Ohio redistricting talks focus on three key districts as Democrats prepare repeal campaign Signal, Andrew Tobias 
• Ohio Redistricting Commission ends first meeting with no congressional map | The Statehouse News Bureau Jo Ingles 
• Ohio Redistricting Commission does little in first meeting | Ohio | thecentersquare.com JD Davidson 
• Ohio Redistricting Commission optimistic of bipartisan congressional map | NBC4 WCMH-TV Delany Ruth  

Follow the Redistricting Process

• Ohio Redistricting Commission: redistricting.ohio.gov. Deadline: October 31
• State legislative mapmaking: redistricting.legislature.ohio.gov. Deadline: November 30
• Public hearings are streamed and archived at OhioChannel.org
• Background and tips for testifying before the Ohio Redistricting Commission: bit.ly/Tips4Testimony
• Facts and Fiction about Fair Maps
• Nearly 100 maps submitted by citizen mapmakers (view spreadsheet here)
• Democratic Caucuses proposed a map (Senate Bill 259/House Bill 442)

Federal election threats

• Comment for Election Assistance Commission Opposing America First Legal Foundation Petition for Rulemaking, Campaign Legal Center
• Tracker of Justice Department Requests for Voter Information, Brennan Center 

Ohio Legislative Updates

• Senate Bill 293 – Revise deadline to return absent voter ballots 
• Senate Bill 260 – Enact the Voter Registration Modernization Act
• Keeping on our radar: Senate Bill 153 –  Require citizenship verification before an elector may vote

Social media toolkits for election messaging

• 2025 Election Protection Toolkit
• Confidence in Elections Toolkit
• 2025 GOTV Toolkit
• Blog: Local Judicial Races Matter! 
• Municipal Court 2025 Elections Toolkit

Upcoming Events

• Oct. 23 at 6:30pm – What’s Mappening? in Bowling Green
• Oct. 28 at 6:30pm- What’s Mappening? in Dayton
• Oct. 29 at 6pm & Oct. 30 at 12pm – Election Protection Poll Monitor Training
• Oct. 30 at 6:30pm – What’s Mappening? in Kent 
• Oct. 31 at noon – OVRC Member Call
• Ongoing Tues & Thurs at 6pm – Join a People’s Promise Phonebank
• Nov. 12 at 6pm – Fair Districts Huddle
• Nov. 20 at 8:30am – Coffee with Common Cause