Jeremy Pelzer
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By day, I'm the mild-mannered chief political reporter for The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com. Opinions are cheap; facts are expensive
Dems have been touting a potential alternative: seek a voter referendum on any map passed GOP lawmakers in November. But Dem leaders are worried they couldn't collect the ~250K voter signatures (in the middle of winter!) needed to put a repeal measure on the ballot. www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
Democrats gear up to ask Ohio voters to smack down any GOP redistricting plan
But getting such a repeal measure on the statewide ballot – much less convincing a majority of Ohio voters to pass it -- is easier said than done.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Dems have been touting a potential alternative: seek a voter referendum on any map passed GOP lawmakers in November. But Dem leaders are worried they couldn't collect the ~250K voter signatures (in the middle of winter!) needed to put a repeal measure on the ballot. www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...