and Sen. Charleta B. Tavares, Assistant Minority Leader OCMC Co0Chair
...."In a state as diverse and ever-changing as Ohio, how do we ensure that the Ohio Constitution continues to accurately reflect the people of our great state?
The Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission (OCMC) was created with the goal of making needed improvements to our state constitution.".....
In other words how do we end cherrypicking our voters?
Website: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library
Sources for researching Ohio Constitution, including new and current versions of the Ohio Constitution.... HB 188 established the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission..
\June 4, 2014 Akron-Beacon Journal
by Stephanie Warsmith Beacon Journal staff writer
article published comments of Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted speaking at an Akron Press Club luncheon:
..."Redistricting reform needs to happen in Ohio and — if the legislature fails to act — citizens should take the matter into their own hands, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted told an Akron audience Wednesday.
Husted said he’d be willing to help with a citizen effort to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot to change how U.S. congressional and state legislative districts are drawn.
“We shouldn’t draw the lines the way we do,” Husted, a Republican seeking his second term this year, told a crowd of about 70 at an Akron Press Club luncheon. “Candidates have a free ride after primaries. Parties control who represents us in Congress. Let’s fix this.”....."
