An independent and balanced commission is being considered for a new ballot measure.
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When that proposal only received 37% of the vote, it was the General Assembly’s turn to attempt reform, in the form of the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission. “You’re talking about these folks, they’re drunk on power,” Turcer said. “And when people are drunk, what do you do? You take away their car keys.”
Miller said the league is conducting public opinion and policy research, including looking at how other states have conducted redistricting before they push forward with petitions or ballot language. “It’s a matter of raising a ton of money, it’s a matter of getting everybody on the same page,” Turcer said.
Citizen-led initiatives aren’t always a home run, according to statistics. Of the 44 constitutional amendment proposals brought about by citizen petition since 1950, 34 proposals failed at the ballot.
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