Hi, all!
Long time no talk! Hope youâre well.
Iâm amplifying an action for Blue OhioâI hope you can help, whether or not you physically live in the state. Because the Ohio GOP is once again trying to trample on their constituentsâ rights.
We already know that a majority of Ohioans support abortion access.
Which means that a referendum to enshrine the freedom to choose into Ohioâs Constitution would gain more than 50% of the vote, negating the abortion ban the Ohio GOP passed. Such a referendum is now moving forward.
So the GOP is hard at work trying to change the Ohio Constitution in advance of that referendum to require a 60% vote by citizens for any future referenda to succeed.
Theyâre so desperate, theyâre trying to ram their change through in an August referendum after they themselves eliminated August elections earlier this year, claiming they were a waste of money and not democratic because so few people vote in August.
But now that they NEED an undemocratic election to lock an undemocratic restriction into Ohioâs constitution, theyâre eager to change Ohio law again to bring back August elections for their referendum.
The good news is that these anti-democratic measures can be stopped. One failed last November in Arkansas. But making noise right now is critical.Â
Please, if you live in Ohio, call your GOP State Rep to urge a No Vote â find your state rep here. If you donât live in OH but know anyone who does please forward them this email and ask them to make the call. âď¸ âď¸
Also please call Speaker Jason Stephens â 614-466-1366 â and Majority Floor Leader Bill Seitz â 614-466-8258 âŚso that they too know that Ohioans oppose this power grab.
The script can be as simple as:
Hi my name is _____ and Iâm an Ohio resident from [zip]. Iâm calling because I hear the legislature is voting soon on whether they should schedule an August election to change the Constitution to make ballot measures harder to pass. I strongly oppose this anti-democratic move and will be watching the vote closely. Please donât try to block the will of your constituents or we will vote you out. Thanks.
Phone shy? You can either a) leave a voicemail after hoursâjust make sure you give your full name and addressâor send the above as a note via your representativeâs Contact Me form (on their official website).
This is importantâplease spread the word!
Thanks!
Jess
Thank you, Jessica, for shining the light on the continuing corruption in my home state. It's absolutely appalling how low these cretins will go. My state is, in my opinion, one of the most gerrymandered states in the union. But for some crazy reason, it's turned a hideous shade of red over that past years, and no matter how loud I try to be, I can't make people understand that everytime they vote Red, they effectively shoot themselves in the foot. So again, thanks for the spotlight. You're the BEST!!
Oh yeah itâs all on zoom!