Articles About Issue 1

• Tuesday, Aug. 8, Special Election | Yellow Springs polls open at 6:30 a.m.

  By YS News StaffAugust 7, 2023

  

  In a special statewide election on Tuesday, Aug. 8, Ohio voters will vote on a single ballot item: Issue 1, which aims to elevate the standards to pass and qualify for a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment for the state.

• Compassionate justice group reports findings

  By Jessica ThomasOctober 16, 2021

  

  Greene County Coalition for Compassionate Justice, or GCCCJ, held a public online meeting Tuesday, Oct. 5 to relay the findings of its Greene County Pretrial System Assessment Report. The report was issued to provide greater context around Issue 1, a proposed levy to build a new jail.

• Ohio redistricting reform on ballot

  By Megan BachmanMay 3, 2018

  

  n the battleground state of Ohio, if about half of all votes are cast for Democrat candidates and half for Republicans, then why are three-quarters of its congressional representatives Republican? Gerrymandering, say experts.