Ohio voters reject Issue 1 anti-gerrymandering amendment

COLUMBUS – Ohioans on Tuesday rejected an amendment that would have created a new citizen-led commission in charge of drawing legislative districts, opting instead to keep the old politics-dominated system. With nearly 90% of the vote tallied, Issue 1 was trailing with 46% of the vote, unofficial tallies from the Ohio secretary of state showed. The issue was opposed by 54%. The issue trailed by more than 400,000 votes. The Associated Press announced shortly after 11:30 p.m. that it was calling the contest as a defeat for the anti-gerrymandering effort....