Thread by @JeffRoushPoetry

Ohio’s runaway train of power-seeking Republican legislators are looking to take the next step toward preventing voters’ will from mattering. That step takes the form of Issue 1, and we must defeat it on August 8. (Thread)
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It’s worth noting initially that this same legislature just made a law banning August elections—only to set this one when they saw motivated Ohioans working toward putting an amendment on the ballot to protect women’s reproductive rights.

nbcnews.com/politics/elect…

The bill makes four changes, outlined in the initial graphic in this thread, all designed to make it harder for citizens to amend the constitution. Yes, this is a proposed amendment to restrict a constitutional right for citizen action.

After all, this is a deeply gerrymandered state, even more so after the legislature ignored the will of the people to create fairer districts—and four state Supreme Court rulings that the redrawn districts were now unconstitutional. What the people want does not matter to them.

This special election represents voters’ last stand, in an election specifically ordered up to try to have as little voter participation as possible. It’s cynical and exploitative, and it’s all about preserving power: not to represent the people, but to rule them.

Right now, this is all about women’s reproductive rights. But it’s broader than that; this amendment would kneecap ANY voter initiative from here on out. Whatever matters to you, whatever change you may want to see, will be much more difficult to see through.

So this is it. Ohioans, if you won’t be around on August 8, make your plans now. Vote early, vote by mail, do what you need to do to make your voice heard. If you don’t, that voice could carry much less power before fall arrives.

ohiosos.gov/elections/vote…