Issue 2 – the proposed constitutional amendment seeking to reform our redistricting
process – is not the right solution.
As a member of the Ohio community, I recognize that the redistricting process needs
change. But as a member of the legal community, I am voting no on Issue 2 for
one simple reason – it inappropriately involves Ohio’s judiciary in one of the
most high-stakes political processes we undergo – redistricting.
Judges were never intended to be part of a political process like redistricting.
The judiciary must remain fair, impartial and independent to interpret the laws and
the constitution.
Their job is to be the umpire, not the player on the field. Let’s keep it that way.
On Nov. 6, vote no on Issue 2.
Reginald S. Jackson, Jr.
Maumee