This is for getting voting and redistricting reform on the ballot in Ohio...
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The deadline's been extended to August 3rd... come on Ohioans! WE NEED CHANGE!
Dear Scott,
We have extended the deadline for accepting petitions until this Wednesday, August 3rd.
Here's why: this weekend, a group of Ohio politicians got scared that we might actually win - and hold them accountable to Ohio voters. So they concocted a last-minute plan to save their political hides: a counter-amendment to stall RON's redistricting plan until 2011.
We will not stand for this desperate back-room scheme. Hundreds of thousands of Ohioans have spoken loud and clear. They want reform, and they don't want to wait more than 6 years to see it happen.
Help us send a message to those leading this charge: we have the numbers, and we won't wait for change. Please print out a petition and collect as many signatures as you can in the next two days!
Then mail your petitions, no later than Wednesday August 3rd, to:
REFORM OHIO NOW
P.O. Box 20330
Columbus, OH 43220
Thank you for your dedication. Let's show our politicians that they can't hide from their constituents.
Sincerely,
Everyone at Reform Ohio Now
p.s. For more information on the counter-amendment, see the following article from the Columbus Dispatch and Reform Ohio Now's press release:
House GOP trying to prevent redistricting(July 30, 2005) Columbus Dispatch
Press Release: RON opposes legislator's plan to stall redistricting reforms until 2011 (August 1, 2005)
Some background from
Reform Ohio Now's webpage:
Here's the plan:
Ohio has always been a great state, but times are tough. Ohio leads the country in job losses, and young people are leaving in droves. Our capitol is racked by numerous scandals, and elected officials still pander to big donors and ignore working people.
But now there's something we can do about it.
Reform Ohio Now is working to put three amendments on the ballot this November—real, common-sense reforms to take our state back from the politicians who have failed us.
Reform Ohio Now, a non-partisan group, will fix Ohio’s electoral process and hold politicians accountable by taking big money out of state campaigns, by removing politicians from the process of drawing their own districts, and by setting up an impartial, bipartisan board to oversee elections. But we can’t do it without your help. So get involved today and get Ohio back on track.