May 2018 Ohio Issue 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.

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%
County results Precinct results Yes   90–100%   80–90%   70–80%   60–70%   50–60% No   90–100%   70–80%   60–70%   50–60% Other   Tie   No data
Source: Ohio Secretary of State[1]

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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	%
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.