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Common Cause Ohio @commoncauseohio.bsky.social · 15h

ACTION ALERT on SB 293
Scheduled for a third hearing and possible committee vote on Wednesday.
Tell Your State Senator To Preserve Voting and Reject SB 293
It's the latest attempt to restrict voting access and disenfranchise voters
act.commoncause.org/forms/log-yo...

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League of Women Voters of Ohio @lwvohio.bsky.social · 15h

🚨Urgent: Ohio lawmakers are trying to pass a bill,
Senate Bill 293, that would throw out 1000s of valid mail-in ballots. The hearing is Wednesday so act now!
📲No one should lose their vote because of post office delays- urge Ohio Senators to vote NO on SB 293
lwvohio.salsalabs.org/urgentstopsb...

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League of Women Voters of Ohio @lwvohio.bsky.social · 1d

This year, Ohioans are voting on local leadership positions like mayor and school board members that make decisions that impact our daily lives.
Get your personalized ballot by going to www.VOTE411.org where you can see candidate responses to our questions, too.

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Douglas Keith @douglaskeith.bsky.social · 22h

This update puts my total spending estimate around $20.5 million - the most expensive state supreme court retention election in decades and possibly ever.

Overwhelming majority of that money is pro-retention

Stephen Caruso @stephenjcaruso.bsky.social · 23h

Update: Independent expenditures on retention are now at $8.6 million and counting, per the DoS system. The newest addition is approximately $3 million in spending by Commonwealth Partners, the Yass-linked dark money group, on TV, mail, digital and texting opposing the justices.

Stephen Caruso @stephenjcaruso.bsky.social · 3d

Update: Reported IE spending jumped to $5 million overnight because Citizens for Term Limits is now in the system. It's first and only report so far is for $1.8 million in TV, digital, mail and text advertising against retention dated to 9/16/25 from Matt Brouillette.

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Common Cause Ohio @commoncauseohio.bsky.social · 19h

ACTION ALERT on SB 293
Scheduled for a third hearing and possible committee vote on Wednesday.
Tell Your State Senator To Preserve Voting and Reject SB 293
It's the latest attempt to restrict voting access and disenfranchise voters
act.commoncause.org/forms/log-yo...

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Ohio Fair Courts Alliance @ohfaircourts.bsky.social · 19h

🧑‍⚖️ Local judges are on the ballot for tomorrow’s election (Nov. 4). Judges should be fair & impartial, and care about the communities they serve.

⚖️ Before you vote, learn how to evaluate judicial candidates. They decide the issues closest to home!

🔎 bit.ly/OhFairCourtsBlog

Ohio Fair Courts Alliance @ohfaircourts.bsky.social · 19h

📢 TOMORROW, NOV.4 IS ELECTION DAY! Polls are open 6:30am-7:30pm.

Go to VoteOhio.gov to:

📍 Find your polling location

🆔 Check photo ID requirements

🔎 View your sample ballot (highly recommend before you head to the polls!)

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Common Cause Ohio @commoncauseohio.bsky.social · 3d

"There’s a lot of anger and frustration in this room, and it’s not just the result of this most recent betrayal. You have shown all of us, all of Ohio, that politicians cannot be involved in drawing district lines."
-Mia Lewis, @commoncauseohio.bsky.social
www.dispatch.com/story/news/p...

Ohio approves new congressional map to be used through 2030 election in bipartisan deal

Ohio's top politicians approved a new congressional map with bipartisan support − a compromise to avoid worst-case scenarios for both parties.

www.dispatch.com

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League of Women Voters of Ohio @lwvohio.bsky.social · 3d

Jen Miller, executive director, @lwvohio.bsky.social, said the public was shut out, the process was rigged and incumbents were favored. "Republican and Democratic voters feel like their parties sold them out–and they're both right."
www.dispatch.com/story/news/p...

Ohio approves new congressional map to be used through 2030 election in bipartisan deal

Ohio's top politicians approved a new congressional map with bipartisan support − a compromise to avoid worst-case scenarios for both parties.

www.dispatch.com

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Common Cause Ohio @commoncauseohio.bsky.social · 3d

Mia Lewis, @commoncauseohio.bsky.social criticized the map for its lack of geographic compactness, pointing out how it breaks up the Columbus area into districts sprawling across the state.
“This process doesn’t work,” Lewis said.
signalohio.org/ohio-officia...

Ohio officials approve new congressional map that could help GOP

In the bipartisan deal struck between legislative leaders, Republicans will abandon plans to pursue a more aggressive GOP-tilted map.

signalohio.org

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Ohio Fair Courts Alliance @ohfaircourts.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: Ohio officials unanimously approved a new congressional map with a 12-3 GOP advantage. The plan, hashed out through backroom negotiations between the two parties, will be in place from 2026 through 2031.

www.daytondailynews.com/local/ohio-a...

Ohio adopts new congressional map with 12-3 GOP advantage

Ohio officials unanimously approved new boundaries for the state’s 15 congressional districts on Friday in a plan that would give Republicans a 12-to-3 advantage over Democrats, on paper.

www.daytondailynews.com

Ohio Fair Courts Alliance @ohfaircourts.bsky.social · 3d

🧑‍⚖️ Judges matter! Get to know the candidates running for municipal court in your Ohio county before you cast your ballot.

🔎 Find your candidates, their bios + their answers to the Vote411 questionnaire at vote411.org/

🗳️ There's early voting this weekend & Election Day is on Tues, 11/4.

Ohio Fair Courts Alliance @ohfaircourts.bsky.social · 3d

🗓️ Fri, Nov 7 @ 5pm ET

Register now to join the Indiana Abolition Coalition & OTSE for a special virtual event w/author Corinna Barret Lain & Alan Johnson, longtime Columbus Dispatch reporter for a timely look at the realities of the death penalty in OH & IN.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Author Conversation: Corinna Lain with guest Alan Johnson. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Join us for a special online conversation with Corinna Lain, author of Secrets of the Killing State, and Alan Johnson, longtime Columbus Dispatch reporter who has witnessed more than 15 executions in ...

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Ohio Fair Courts Alliance @ohfaircourts.bsky.social · 3d

This is just one of many examples of why state courts matter!

www.propublica.org/article/paul...

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“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America

Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...

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Doug Bock Clark @dougbockclark.bsky.social · 5d

Few people outside North Carolina have heard of Paul Newby, the chief justice of the state’s Supreme Court.

But Newby has had a huge impact on America and his state. He’s done this with the goal of delivering what he’s called “biblical justice, equal justice, for all.”

THREAD 👇

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Equal Districts @equaldistricts.org · 3d

A. SLAP. IN. THE. FACE. #redistricting #ohio #newmaps

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Ohio Fair Courts Alliance @ohfaircourts.bsky.social · 3d

At issue is whether the state’s regulator, the PUCO, acted legally in 2023 when it allowed Columbia Gas of Ohio to increase total fixed monthly charges from $36 a month to $58 a month by 2027 — a 50% increase.
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/31/o... via @ohiocapitaljournal.com

Ohio Supreme Court hears arguments over fat utility hikes • Ohio Capital Journal

Advocates on both sides stumbled momentarily Wednesday when the Ohio Supreme Court considered whether big increases in certain utility charges are legal. Consumer groups are challenging a big increase...

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Fair Districts Ohio @fairdistrictsoh.bsky.social · 4d

“I wanted to see maps weeks ago w/time for the public to review them. I think commissioners decided beforehand they weren’t going to hear what we had to say. Hopefully we won't agree to this map and we’ll do a referendum. I’ve got my clipboard ready to go"
-Andrea Yagoda
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Ohio Redistricting Commission unveils congressional map that could help GOP take 2 seats

The bipartisan map could give Republicans a better chance to gain two more congressional seats, while shifting one district in favor of Democrats.

www.10tv.com

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League of Women Voters of Ohio @lwvohio.bsky.social · 4d

"The public was shut out, the process rigged and incumbents favored," said Jen Miller, executive director of the @lwvohio. "Republican and Democratic voters feel like their parties sold them out–and they're both right."
by Jessie Balmert
www.dispatch.com/story/news/p...

Vote expected today on new Ohio congressional districts. See the map.

Ohio's top politicians plan to approve a new congressional map to avoid worst-case scenarios for both Republicans and Democrats.

www.dispatch.com

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Equal Districts @equaldistricts.org · 3d

🚨NOW | Ohio Redistricting Commission
⏯️Watch Live www.ohiochannel.org/live/ohio-re...

Ohio Redistricting Commission LIVE | The Ohio Channel

www.ohiochannel.org

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Equal Districts @equaldistricts.org · 3d

"People in this country are sick and tired of the vitriol. They want to come together. Gerrymandering keeps us apart. It keeps us from coming together and finding common grounds and good solutions." - Janine

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Ohio Fair Courts Alliance @ohfaircourts.bsky.social · 4d

A Summit Co judge overseeing the corruption trial of 2 former FirstEnergy execs (accused of $4.3M bribe) is set to decide Friday whether to continue allowing defense lawyers wide-ranging power to keep potential evidence & exhibits off-limits to the public.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...

Will former FirstEnergy execs keep getting unusual latitude to keep evidence secret?

A Summit County judge is set to decide Friday whether lawyers for ex-FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and a former top company lobbyist can continue to keep potential evidence and exhibits in their crimina...

www.cleveland.com

Ohio Fair Courts Alliance @ohfaircourts.bsky.social · 4d

🗳️ Local elections MATTER so head out this weekend for early voting!

🗓️ Sat, Nov. 1: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

🗓️ Sun, Nov 2: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

🪪 Remember to bring an unexpired photo ID

📍 Find your early vote location at VoteOhio.gov

Ohio Fair Courts Alliance @ohfaircourts.bsky.social · 4d

Join our friends @cbussafety.bsky.social at the Franklin Co BOE during early vote! Early vote is a perfect place to collect signatures - we know people living in the Columbus area are enthusiastic about voting.

Sign up to meet folks & tell them about the campaign!

www.mobilize.us/columbussafe...

Collect Signatures at Early Vote at the Franklin Board of Elections · Columbus Safety Collective Campaign

Join the Columbus Safety Collective at early vote at the Franklin County Board of Elections. Early vote is the perfect place to collect signatures. We know people are living in the Columbus area, a re...

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Ohio Fair Courts Alliance @ohfaircourts.bsky.social · 4d

🗣️ Legislation requiring drug & alcohol testing after an officer's use of force now has an official #: HB 548

✅ This is a critical step forward, but lawmakers need to know their constituents take safety seriously.

✍️ Please urge them to support HB 548! actionnetwork.org/letters/supp...