From Cincinnati.com 2:47 pm EDT May 4, 2018
"Rarely do Republicans and Democrats find an issue on which they can agree in today's divided political climate. Issue 1 represents a rare opportunity for convergence.
On May 8, Ohio voters should approve the measure that seeks to end the partisan process for drawing congressional districts. Instead of allowing the party in power to rejigger districts — often in the most grotesque of ways — passing Issue 1 would seek an equitable way to redraw Congressional district maps. Makes plenty of sense.
Districts would be more compact. You and your neighbor would more likely vote for the same candidate if you live a block from each other. In some places in Ohio, that is not the case.
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Advocates for the change say it would require minority party input when maps are drawn and "place reasonable limitations that will curtail how a map can be gerrymandered." If a bipartisan agreement cannot be reached, the majority would draw a map that would be binding for four years, not the current 10-year period. It assures other checks and balances as well."
I voted for it. The republican legislature, in 2010 with lots of input from then Speaker Boehner gerrymandered the hell out of Ohio.
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