Common Cause Ohio Hosts August Coffee Time
Thank you to those of you who were able to join our August Coffee Time with Common Cause Ohio! We discussed upcoming congressional mapmaking, government transparency, election administration, the continuing saga of House Bill 6, and more.
Click here for slides and here for the recording. Our apologies – the recording only captures the last half of the meeting.
Common Cause’s tribute to Sam Gresham
Calls to Action
- Recall the National Guard
- Call Governor DeWine today at 614-466-3555 or email him at this link
- Call Your Representative
- Tell Congress: Deliver on the People’s Promise
Upcoming events
- Sept. 5 at noon: Ohio Voter Rights Coalition Member Call
- Sept. 10 at 6pm: Fair Districts All Volunteer Huddle– Congressional Mapmaking Kickoff
- Sept. 16 at 6pm: Dark Money Game Screening and Discussion, Lee Branch Library, 2345 Lee Road, Cleveland Hts– Catherine is leading the discussion
- Sept. 17 at 10:30am-12:30pm: Fair Districts’ 2025 Fair Maps Day – Trinity Episcopal Church, 125 E. Broad St. across from the Ohio Statehouse.
- Sept. 20 from 10am-3pm: 2nd Annual Election Protection Summit
- Sept. 24 at 6pm: Screening of Lilly followed by discussion moderated by former Justice Melody Stewart at Sinclair College Conference Center
- Sept. 25, 8:30-9:30am: Coffee with Common Cause
- Sept. 30, noon-1:30pm: Statehouse Tour with Common Cause Ohio
Congressional Redistricting
- Ohio Congressional District Map
- Common Cause Policy Statement on Mid-Decade Redistricting
- Texas passes midterm redistricting sought by Trump as California plans to counter, NPR, 8/23/2025
- California: Newsom signs proposal for new voting map favoring Democrats, The Guardian, 8/21/2025
- Republicans shift focus to states beyond Texas in redistricting fight, The Hill, 8/24/2025
Recall the National Guard
- Check out: 30-minute video and Press conference photo album
House Bill 6 Update
- Householder/HB6 Timeline
- Update and data from the Ohio Consumer Counsel
- House Bill 15
- Ohio Consumer Counsel’s Subsidy Scorecard
- FirstEnergy July 21 Brief
Voting and Elections Fact-finding Resources
- Facts About the Threat to Ban Vote-By-Mail – States United Democracy Center
- Paper Ballots and Audits: The Bedrock of Secure Elections – Verified Voting
- Hand-Counting Votes: A Proven Bad Idea – Brennan Center for Justice
- FactChecking Trump’s Claims About Mail-In Ballots, Voting Machines and States’ Role
Ohio Voting and Elections Updates
- Ohio says DOJ is welcome to its voter data – cleveland.com
- Cuyahoga Primary on Sept. 9 – BOE new location; 6 cities voting
- Voter roll maintenance happening now through Sept.
- SOS Registration Readiness list
- Encourage people to register and check status
- Poll workers needed for November
House Bill 314– changes to public records laws
People’s Promise
- U.S. Democratic Backsliding in Comparative Perspective, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, August 25, 2025
Michael Greenman from Move to Amend Ohio joined us to talk about corporate personhood, the need to amend the US Constitution, and HJR54 “We the People” Amendment.