Issue
Democracy & Voting Rights
Reporting on democracy and voting rights in Ohio.
Stories
Struck Down Twice, Used Anyway: The Limits of Ohio's 2018 Map Reform
Ohio voters wrote anti-gerrymandering rules into the constitution in 2018. A court used them to void the GOP congressional map twice. The map governed two elections anyway, and a 12-3 replacement is now locked in for the decade.
13 July 2026
Five Days to Comply: The Pressure on Ohio's Vote Before November
In June the FBI searched an Ohio voter-registration group that says it has signed up hundreds of thousands of people, and never said why. Weeks later the Justice Department gave all 50 states five days to fall in line.
10 July 2026