Issue 1
Congressional Redistricting Procedures Amendment
Results
Choice
Votes  %
Yes 1,178,468 74.89%
No 395,088 25.11%
Total votes 1,573,556 100.00%

Yes
  80–90%
  70–80%
  60–70%
  50–60%
Source: Ohio Secretary of State[1]

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.

Contents

The proposal appeared on the ballot as follows:[2]

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.

Results

Proposal 2[1]
Choice Votes  %
Referendum passed Yes 1,178,468 74.89
No 395,088 25.11
Total votes 1,573,556 100.00

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Summary-Level Official Results for 2018 Primary Election - Statewide Issues (XLSX)". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  2. "Ohio Issue 1, Congressional Redistricting Procedures Amendment (May 2018)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
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