Ohio redistricting amendment campaign will turn in 750,000-plus signatures on Monday, group says

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The number is larger than the amount of signatures submitted last year by a citizen's group that successfully placed an abortion-rights amendment on the ballot.

Sarah Ortman and Bill Wood with the Westerville Progressive Alliance collect signatures in May in Westerville for the redistricting reform amendment backers are trying to qualify for the November 2024 ballot. The redistricting campaign plans to turn in more than 750,000 signatures on Monday, according to a coalition partner, about 340,000 more signatures than what would be needed to qualify for the November ballot.

The Brennan Center, a left-leaning elections legal advocacy group that’s an official part of the redistricting campaign, touted the number in a social media post on Tuesday.also said the group will hold a rally at 12 p.m. on Monday at the Ohio Statehouse to celebrate turning in the signatures. The headline speaker will be Maureen O’Connor, a former Republican Ohio Supreme Court chief justice who’s a key leader with the campaign.

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