{"id":380,"date":"2024-01-30T04:26:33","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T04:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/articles\/updates-from-ohio-welcome-february\/"},"modified":"2024-01-30T04:26:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T04:26:33","slug":"updates-from-ohio-welcome-february","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/articles\/updates-from-ohio-welcome-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates from Ohio – Welcome February!"},"template":"","class_list":["post-380","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-blog-post"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"","featured_image":null,"article_type":153,"authors":null,"related_issues":false,"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":"We\u2019ve put together some timely updates below on the Primary in March, ways to get involved in our redistricting reform effort, and our upcoming \u201cCoffee with Common Cause\u201d for members and friends.<\/span>\r\n\r\nFebruary\u2019s Coffee with Common Cause<\/b>\r\n\r\nPlease join me for a virtual meetup on Thursday, February 8 at 8:30 am. <\/span>Grab some coffee or some tea and let's discuss what's happening in Ohio. Do you have questions about gerrymandering? Do you wonder how to get more involved? Do you want to learn more about fighting election disinformation, election laws being proposed at the Ohio Statehouse, campaign finance reform and more? This informal discussion is for you!\u00a0<\/span>\r\n

Register for Coffee Time<\/a><\/h4>\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nRedistricting Updates<\/b>\r\n\r\nThere\u2019s a new redistricting reform effort in town, and Common Cause is at its core! Over the last six weeks, the Fair Districts Coalition has been focused on training volunteers and getting them ready to go out and collect signatures to get the <\/span>Citizens Not Politicians<\/span><\/a> amendment on the ballot this November. The amendment will take mapmaking away from elected officials and give it to an independent citizens redistricting commission similar to those used in Arizona, California, Colorado, and our neighbor Michigan. Read <\/span>the petition<\/span> <\/a>\u00a0and our <\/span>amendment FAQs<\/span><\/a>, and consider joining our work.<\/span>\r\n\r\nWe\u2019ve trained over 1,500 redistricting reformers to circulate petition booklets; teams of volunteers are already out gathering signatures all over the state! It\u2019s inspiring to see so many Ohioans, armed with their clipboards and pens, fighting gerrymandering and working to repair our democracy. We\u2019d love to have you join the Fair Districts team!<\/span>\r\n\r\nWays to Help Get Fair Districts:<\/span><\/span>\r\n