Marc Elias Democracy Docket gets Ohio gerrymandering map struck down!

[mahina]

Source: Democracy Docket by way of Reddit

https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/ohio-redistricting-challenge-lwvo/

Ohio Legislative Redistricting Challenge (LWVO)
League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Ohio Redistricting Commission
Filed: September 23, 2021

Decided: January 12, 2022

Lawsuit filed in the Supreme Court of Ohio on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Ohio (LWVO), A. Philip Randolph Institute of Ohio and several individuals challenging Ohio’s new General Assembly maps passed after the release of 2020 census data. The complaint argues that the new maps are drawn to lock in Republican veto-proof supermajorities in both chambers of the legislature and are therefore a partisan gerrymander in violation of the Ohio Constitution. The suit asks the court to declare the new maps invalid and order the creation of fair maps. Oral argument for this case and two related cases was held on Dec. 8.
The Ohio Supreme Court struck down the maps, holding that they were partisan gerrymanders that violated the Ohio Constitution. The court ordered the Commission to adopt new plans that comply with the constitution within 10 days of the ruling.


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I hope this is an acceptable format. Marc Elias needs our support.

[SheltieLover]

1. Yes!

[hlthe2b]

2. He's smart as a whip, a dedicated Dem voter rights lawyer, and loves his dog....

A triple threat!

Yup, I get his emails. He is definitely worth our support.

[calimary]

23. And he's doing the work of the saints!

[ananda]

3. Just made another donaton to DD.

thanks for posting

[mahina]

7. Thank you!

[Maeve]

4. Wooo-hooo!!!!

Please, please let me be out of Carey's district next time!! (that was Stivers' and we're in with rural RWers and a freakin' forest)

[Hortensis]

5. Go, League of Women Voters, ACLU and partners!

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The League of Women Voters of Ohio, the A. Philip Randolph Institute and several individuals filed a lawsuit in partnership with the ACLU of Ohio, the American Civil Liberties Union, and Covington & Burling LLP challenging Senate Bill 258, which establishes new congressional districts for Ohio, giving Republicans an unconstitutional partisan advantage. This proposal was signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine on November 20. ...

This is the second Ohio redistricting lawsuit filed this year by the ACLU and plaintiffs - the first was brought in September, to challenge the state House and Senate Districts, which are also severely gerrymandered. Oral arguments in that case are set for December 8.

[Bev54]

6. This man absolutely deserves hero status for democracy in the US.

I just hope he doesn't burn himself out, he has been going all out for a very long time.

[Mary in S. Carolina]

8. Who do we donate too?

The League of Women Voters?

[mahina]

9. LOWV or Democracy Docket, Marc Elias is fighting hard.

https://www.democracydocket.com/

https://www.democracydocket.com/support/

He recently said he can not do it by himself.

Thank you!

[lamp_shade]

10. Thank you.

[mahina]

11. Thank you!

Marc Elias is founder and is the attorney that 164 out of 65 cases in which Donald Trump got his ass thrown out of court trying to overturn the election. Who could’ve ever imagined will be in this mess. Thank God for citizens who step up like Marcus and like you!

[Mary in S. Carolina]

12. I just donated $500

to Marc Elias. We should give as much as we can even if it is a few dollars.

[mahina]

14. That is fabulous!

Agree completely.

Aloha.

[Ligyron]

24. You are a saint and deserve recognition for that generous donation!

We need a tremendous effort by all of us to overcome the huge war chest the repugs can dip into anytime to help kill Democracy. We simply cannot be the last generation to enjoy free and fair elections in this country.

[summer_in_TX]

25. Also the national League of Women Voters.

lwv.org. The national provides great support to the state leagues and both provide support to the local leagues. Like other nonprofits, their ability to do fundraisers has taken a big hit since COVID.

I'm a board member of a county League in Texas and ours certainly has.

Before I got on the board I had no idea what warriors League members are. Our league took on the county government and got them to expand voting hours for students. The state league here got Texas to finally implement online voter registration renewal (they'd fought against the Motor Voter Act) and to roll back purges of voter rolls before the 2020 election. Active League members work their tails off.

[Marthe48]

13. Now, make Oh. r majority do their freakin jobs

The r's running Ohio into the ground don't give a rap about anything but shoving their agenda through. Ohio State Supreme Court ruled years ago that the way we fund our public schools in unconstitutional. Nothing has changed.

The proceeds from lottery sales was supposed to fund schools. That ass kasich took profits made after the law and above the profit at the time the law was made and put it in the rainy day fund. He looked so good having a robust emergency for the state. Too bad he robbed public schools to do it. He also used state funds to beef up seciruity in his private home and pay State Troopers to guard him. There was a perfectly secure state home he was supposed to move to, but not good enough for him.

dewine is more interested in burying fetal remains and outlawing abortions than he is about humans who live and breathe. He can't even order a mask mandate and enforce it.

The older I get the redder Ohio gets. And the worse it gets to live here.

[True Blue American]

15. Let us also give a cheer for

Judge Maureen O’ Conner, an honest Republican who gave the deciding vote. She said they did not even try to be fair.

[True Blue American]

16. DeWine did say he would veto a bill

Outlawing Mandates if the Legislature passes it. But he also lied about un control.

[iluvtennis]

17. Excellent news! n/t

[dchill]

18. Marc Elias is a real world Superman!

A genuine hero of democracy.

[Cha]

19. Thank Goodness for

Marc Elias!

[L. Coyote]

20. What a fair congressional districts map would look like, and what a Republican dream looks like.

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[Joinfortmill]

21. 👍

[maxsolomon]

22. TEN DAYS? There's zero chance they can pull that together.

What happens when they ignore the OSC's deadline?

[Bayard]

26. Marc Elias is a wonderment

And a dog lover. Donated.

[mahina]

27. Hooray! Thank you!!!

And I’m usually a one exclamation mark person.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

28. Marc Elias is a hero of democracy. I hope to live long enough to see the day

when he is elected POTUS.

[greymattermom]

29. Georgia!

Save Lucy's seat.

[cstanleytech]

30. You know maybe it's time that districts are done by a method that randomly selects counties and

combines them with other counties to create a district? Then every 10 years it's all randomly done all over again.