IN THE NEWS
“When I go out and I talk to people and I tell them to use their vote, I tell them it is because their vote matters,” Reese said. “But we are often facing a situation where their vote doesn’t matter because we see people who are using the power of the pen to draw maps (so) that their vote is really taken away, the power of their vote is taken away.”
— Ohio Capital Journal (August 15, 2025)
“If Equal Districts believes this fall’s redraw is not fair, its members will look at different avenues to fight the map, including getting a referendum before voters. ‘It’s going to take a lot of canvassing, making sure that voters understand clearly what the stakes are,’ said Darren Raymond, Ohio Student Association member.”
— The Statehouse News Bureau (August 15, 2025)
“‘Fair maps mean more than lines on paper,’ said Ray Greene Jr., Executive Director of The Freedom BLOC. “They mean every voter’s voice counts equally. Black, white, young, old, urban.’”
