OHIO — A proposed constitutional amendment seeking to change the state's redistricting comission is onto its next step.
The Secretary of State's Office confirmed on Tuesday that the group "Citizens Not Politicians" collected enough valid signatures to get the initiative on November's ballots.
If passed, it would task non-politicians with the job drawing the state's congressional and district maps. The amendment now heads to Ohio's ballot board to write the language voters will read when they go to the polls. The board is responsible to create a fair and accurate summary of the proposed amendment.
"The proponents of this amendment are certainly going to be looking closely to see if they think that the language is somehow biased or inaccurate. And if they're not satisfied with that language, they may end up in the Ohio Supreme Court," said Professor Emeritus Jonathan Entin at Case Western Reserve University Law School.
Secretary of State Frank LaRose chairs the ballot board, comprised of two Democrats and two other Republicans.
While the ballot board meeting date has not been set, LaRose's office said final language needs approved by Sept. 6.