May 2018 Ohio Issue 1

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{{Infobox referendum

| name = Issue 1

| title = Congressional Redistricting Procedures Amendment

| yes = 1,178,468

| no = 395,088

| total = 1,573,556

| invalid =

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Yes

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No

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Other

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Ohio Issue 1, the Congressional Redistricting Procedures Amendment, was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on the May 8, 2018 ballot in Ohio. The ballot measure was approved with 74.89% of the vote.

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The proposal appeared on the ballot as follows:{{cite web |title=Ohio Issue 1, Congressional Redistricting Procedures Amendment (May 2018) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_Issue_1,_Congressional_Redistricting_Procedures_Amendment_(May_2018) |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=8 May 2021}}

{{Quote|To amend the version of Section 1 of Article XI that is scheduled to take effect January 1, 2021, and to enact Sections 1, 2, and 3 of Article XIX of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to establish a process for congressional redistricting.

A majority yes vote is necessary for the amendment to pass.

The proposed amendment would:

  • End the partisan process for drawing congressional districts, and replace it with a process with the goals of promoting bipartisanship, keeping local communities together, and having district boundaries that are more compact.
  • Ensure a transparent process by requiring public hearings and allowing public submission of proposed plans.
  • Require the General Assembly or the Ohio Redistricting Commission to adopt new congressional districts by a bipartisan vote for the plan to be effective for the full 10-year period.
  • Require that if a plan is adopted by the General Assembly without significant bipartisan support, it cannot be effective for the entire 10-year period and must comply with explicit antigerrymandering requirements.

If passed, the amendment will become effective immediately.

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Results

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| title = Proposal 2{{cite web |title=Summary-Level Official Results for 2018 Primary Election - Statewide Issues (XLSX)|url=https://www.ohiosos.gov/globalassets/elections/2018/pri/summaryissues.xlsx |website=Ohio Secretary of State |access-date=8 May 2021}}

| yes = 1,178,468

| yespct = 74.89

| no = 395,088

| nopct = 25.11

| total = 1,573,556

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The amendment was approved in a landslide, with 74.89% of the vote.

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