by Mary Robertson
At last month’s program, “Gerrymandering in Ohio: The Citizens Not Politicians Amendment” with retired Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, the most common question citizens had about the proposed amendment involved how the Citizen Redistricting Commission members would be chosen.
This will undoubtably be asked among your circle of friends and acquaintances.
Alexis Larsen, artist with the Dayton Daily News, did an excellent job of depicting the steps for choosing the commission in an article published on August 25. It shows the great lengths the process takes to assure a qualified, nonpartisan 15-member board is chosen.
