{"id":364,"date":"2023-09-14T14:38:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T14:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/articles\/fair-districts-september-all-volunteer-huddle-follow-up\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T14:38:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T14:38:12","slug":"fair-districts-september-all-volunteer-huddle-follow-up","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/articles\/fair-districts-september-all-volunteer-huddle-follow-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Fair Districts September All Volunteer Huddle Follow Up"},"template":"","class_list":["post-364","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-blog-post"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"","featured_image":null,"article_type":153,"authors":null,"related_issues":[62,420],"related_work":false,"location":null},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you to those of you who were able to join us for this month\u2019s Fair Districts Huddle. We had a fast-paced meeting to catch everyone up both on the current maps and the Ohio Redistricting Commission meeting AND on the plans for the next round of redistricting reform.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yJy4Vtpl8w4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Click here<\/b><\/a><b> for the recording and <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1dI0VaXsFYrtxeMxEHOLA0PBlPPegW7t_aM9QmwmuCHI\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>click here<\/b><\/a><b> for the slides.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than a year after being ordered to draw new legislative maps, the Ohio Redistricting Commission <\/span><b>finally<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reconvened yesterday, only to gavel out immediately after swearing in. They accomplished <\/span><b>literally nothing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because majority Ohio House and Senate leaders are jostling over who the co-chairs of the Commission should be. Another meeting is scheduled for Friday, September 15 at 8 am, but it may be canceled if the arm wrestling over leadership continues. Updates will be available at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redistricting.ohio.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">redistricting.ohio.gov<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/vG6QeNXaoLoyaERN8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for some photos from our Solidarity Walk for Fair Maps.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/democracy-wire\/commission-can-learn-from-maps-created-by-citizens-and-the-independent-mapmakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for some Ohio House and Senate maps created by citizens and those crafted by the independent mapmakers.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<b>Here are a few articles about the Ohio Redistricting Commission:\u00a0<\/b>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statenews.org\/government-politics\/2023-09-13\/meeting-of-ohio-map-drawing-panel-goes-nowhere-as-members-cant-select-co-chairs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meeting of Ohio map-drawing panel goes nowhere as members can't select co-chairs,<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio Public Radio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, September 13, 2023<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2023\/09\/13\/redistricting-ohio-needs-new-statehouse-maps-what-to-expect\/70784845007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GOP infighting stalls work of Ohio Redistricting Commission as election deadline looms<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Cincinnati Enquirer, September 13, 2023\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yesterday\u2019s pathetic performance by the current Ohio Redistricting Commission did serve one important purpose:<\/span><b> it re-emphasized the importance of removing politicians completely from the redistricting process<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. We spent most of the Huddle last night going over the top lines of the exciting and thoughtful <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizensnotpoliticians.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Citizens Not Politicians<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> policy that would create a <\/span><b>Citizens Redistricting Commission for Ohio<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You can read the language of the petition for yourself <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizensnotpoliticians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Redistricting-Ballot-Title-Summary-and-Amendment-090523-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HERE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the past year, we have learned a lot about citizens redistricting commissions during our Huddle meetings.<\/span><b> Here are the recordings of interviews with:<\/b>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ODX3H58fbAE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anthony Eid, Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JzIe7OrSzb4&amp;t=2826s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amanda Gonzalez<\/span><b>, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jefferson County Clerk &amp; Recorder, and Jessika Shipley, Staff Director <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for both the Congressional and Legislative Independent Redistricting Commissions in Colorado in 2020 and 2021<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E9KAuRxOaac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patricia Sinay, California Citizens Redistricting Commission\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RsduFDGnKNs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Campaign Legal Center\u2019s Simone Leeper, Mark Gaber, and Aseem Mulji\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Xftbhzo2aNo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prof. David Niven, University of Cincinnati\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are just beginning the citizen initiative process. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohiosos.gov\/legislation-and-ballot-issues\/putting-an-issue-on-the-ballot\/citizen-initiated-constitutional-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a long road<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but, with your help and the help of every Ohioan who cares about fair elections and a functional democracy, we will achieve fair maps and fair elections for Ohio!<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b>You are invited to join us for:\u00a0<\/b>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_N8Xi5zvoS8aD2qEYQVqeTQ#\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Policy Deep Dive with former Chief Justice Maureen O\u2019Connor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on September 28 at noon.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_OTnQVAy2RCe3iK5YA-j2ew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Petition Circulation Training<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on October 17 at 6 pm.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_Q0N-UoxHSfe7sz0-useGVg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Petition Circulation Training<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on October 26 at noon.<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<b>Here are a few articles about Citizens Not Politicians:<\/b>\r\n<b><\/b>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toledoblade.com\/opinion\/editorials\/2023\/08\/23\/editorial-let-citizens-redistrict\/stories\/20230820038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Editorial: Let citizens redistrict<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Toledo Blade, August 23, 2023<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statenews.org\/government-politics\/2023-08-16\/former-chief-justice-redistricting-doomed-to-fail-ohio-needs-new-way-to-draw-maps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former chief justice: redistricting was 'doomed to fail.' Ohio needs new way to draw maps<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Statehouse News Bureau, August 17, 2023<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiocapitaljournal.com\/2023\/08\/17\/misrepresentative-lawmaking-will-continue-in-ohio-until-voters-have-fair-maps\/?emci=9c3bd43d-563c-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&amp;emdi=73cb0ed0-e43c-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&amp;ceid=142893\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Misrepresentative lawmaking will continue in Ohio until voters have fair maps<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Ohio Capital Journal, August 16, 2023.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please stay tuned for updates from Fair Districts and all our partner organizations.<\/span>"}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fair Districts September All Volunteer Huddle Follow Up - 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