{"id":548,"date":"2024-05-31T18:24:20","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T18:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/?post_type=article&p=548"},"modified":"2024-05-31T18:24:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T18:24:20","slug":"breaking-news-on-the-special-session","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/articles\/breaking-news-on-the-special-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking news on the Special Session"},"template":"","class_list":["post-548","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-blog-post"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"","featured_image":"","article_type":153,"authors":["{\"site_id\":\"70\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":157}"],"related_issues":[61],"related_work":false,"location":38},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":"","name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"On Memorial Day, we asked you to call for a \u201cclean\u201d bill to put Biden on the ballot \u2013 a clean bill and nothing more. Sadly, even though\u00a0over 1,000 of you took action<\/b>, Ohio\u2019s gerrymandered Statehouse stayed true to form and didn\u2019t listen.\r\n

Special Session this Week<\/h4>\r\nDuring the Special Session called by Gov. Mike DeWine, the state legislature passed a bill to put Biden on the November ballot (even though it was no longer needed as the national Democratic party had implemented their own fix). And they also passed a bill prohibiting foreign money in ballot campaigns (something already illegal and restricted by the Ohio Elections Commission).\r\n\r\nThere was little opportunity for public testimony, and majority legislators didn\u2019t pay much attention to what was presented to them (here\u2019s\u00a0a link to my testimony<\/a>). (There was limited proponent testimony but ironically,\u00a0written testimony<\/a>\u00a0supporting HB1 was submitted by one of Larry Householder\u2019s lawyers.)\r\n

House Bill 1 - Foreign Money in Elections<\/strong><\/h4>\r\nThe final version of House Bill 1 (HB1\u2013foreign money in elections) doesn\u2019t improve transparency. It doesn\u2019t shine a light on dark money or improve the disclosure of the funding of political advertisements and would not prevent a scheme similar to the House Bill 6\/Householder scandal.\r\n\r\nHB 1 prohibits foreign money in ballot campaigns but expands the definition of foreign nationals beyond the definition that the federal government uses to include those with Green cards. This expansion could negatively impact membership organizations engaged in ballot campaigns.\r\n\r\nThe bill also gives disproportionate power to the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute, creating a situation in which the state\u2019s lawyer could use their power for political advantage. The legislation was negotiated behind the scenes and passed in a matter of days. It is not clear if there will be unintended consequences.\r\n

House Bill 2 - Presidential Deadline<\/strong><\/h4>\r\nAs for House Bill 2 (HB2\u2013getting Biden on the ballot), not only was it unnecessary in the end, but it did not even create a permanent fix. In future years, presidential candidates may face the same issue.\r\n\r\nAll in all, this special session was a bust for Ohio voters: it did nothing to prevent corruption, gave too much power to a partisan political actor, threw a damper on ballot campaigns, and made no permanent improvements in our process to get national candidates on the ballot.\r\n

Time to End Gerrymandering<\/strong><\/h4>\r\nIt\u2019s time to end gerrymandering so we can have a Statehouse that works for the people! Rather than wringing our hands, let\u2019s focus on creating a citizens redistricting commission.\r\n\r\nIf you do not yet receive Fair Districts emails, you can sign up to join the redistricting campaign<\/a>."}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_add_component","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_add_component":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_work","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_work":{"heading":"Work","manually_curate":false,"work":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_related_articles","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_related_articles":{"heading":"Updates","button_text":"See all Related Articles","manually_curate":false,"articles":null}}]},"yoast_head":"\nBreaking news on the Special Session - Common Cause Ohio<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/articles\/breaking-news-on-the-special-session\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Breaking news on the Special Session\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/articles\/breaking-news-on-the-special-session\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Common Cause Ohio\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OH.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/articles\/breaking-news-on-the-special-session\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/articles\/breaking-news-on-the-special-session\/\",\"name\":\"Breaking news on the Special Session - 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