July 15 2010 at 03:45 PM
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July 13 2010 at 09:58 AM
Ohio Citizen Action hopes legislators will ‘hop’ back into action
Ohio Citizen Action members hopped around…
June 14 2010 at 04:53 PM
Ohio Assembly fails to pass redistricting reform
Reform that would have created a bipartisan redistricting board for future legislative and congressional districts failed to pass The General Assembly, according to the Toledo Blade.GOP State Sen. Jon Husted said he plans to keep working on an agreement…
June 11 2010 at 04:51 PM
Redistricting reform on the horizon
The Charter Commission, with the push of Common Cause Minnesota and the League of Women Voters Minnesota, began work on a possible redistricting referendum proposal on June 2. The current city charter assisgns the position to a redistricting…
May 28 2010 at 12:06 PM
Ohio House passes redistricting reform
The Ohio House Democrats and Republicans voted 69-28 on Joint Resolution 15, a plan that could change the state’s redistricting process. The Senate passed its own redistricting plan last year.A proposed amendment…
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