Lawmakers have week to redo congressional map
By Jim Siegel
The Columbus Dispatch Thursday November 10, 2011 4:38 AM
Lawmakers have until next week to work out a deal on a new congressional map and avoid an uncertain 2012 primary election, a key GOP lawmaker said yesterday.
Rep. Matt Huffman, R-Lima, who is at the forefront of negotiations for the Republicans, said he hopes the House will pass a new map next week with the two-thirds vote needed to let it take effect immediately and unite the 2012 primaries in March.
If not, Republicans will wait and see whether Democrats collect the nearly 232,000 signatures needed to force a vote on the map passed in September on the November 2012 ballot, potentially leaving the new district lines for 2012 in the hands of a judge.
Akron-area lawmakers respond to SB 5 repeal
By Akron Beacon Journal staff report
Published: November 10, 2011 - 06:29 AM
William Batchelder
R-Medina
While the majority of Ohioans clearly were not receptive to all components of Senate Bill 5, that does not mean they rejected everything about the bill. Voters simply did not believe that all of the provisions within the legislation provided the best opportunity for Ohio to move forward.
Everyone wants this state to regain solid economic footing, and we have taken many positive steps to ensure that. We now must move on and work together towards the common goal of getting our economy working again.
SB 5 author Jones: We still 'have to do something'
4:22 PM, Nov. 9, 2011 | Cincinnati Enquirer
Written by
Legislative Republicans don't know what to do, but they're sure they need to do something in the aftermath of the overwhelming defeat of Issue 2 and with it the repeal of Senate Bill 5 on Tuesday.
Democrats, on the other hand, know what the Republicans should do, but aren't convinced they will do it.
What is known is that Ohio voters - Republicans, Democrats and Independents - sent a message to Columbus saying they didn't like SB 5, a key component of the agenda of the Republican-controlled Legislature and Gov. John R. Kasich.
Ohio voters cast ballots of discontent
Results signal rebuke of Kasich, Obama plans
BY JIM PROVANCE
TOLEDO BLADE COLUMBUS BUREAU CHIEF
TOLEDO BLADE COLUMBUS BUREAU CHIEF
COLUMBUS — One message was clear from Tuesday's election: Ohio voters aren't happy.
With one vote they overwhelmingly slapped down the "overreach'' of Gov. John Kasich and Statehouse Republicans who tried to restrict the collective-bargaining rights of public employees.
Voters also rebuked President Obama, a Democrat, with a constitutional amendment designed to thwart implementation of parts of his health-care reform law.
And while voters appeared not to blame public employees for the woes of state and local government, in many cases they also voted against local tax levies that would have helped to pay those salaries and benefits.
"The message is don't get too greedy,'' Dan Tokaji, an Ohio State University election law professor, said of Issue 2's overwhelming defeat. "Getting too greedy can backfire on you. This may already be a lesson learned when you look at how Mr. Kasich has been doing in most polls. A lot of that is related to Senate Bill 5.
Tuesday's results serve as springboard for 2012
Published: Thu, November 10, 2011 @ 12:01 a.m. | Youngstown Vindicator
By MARC KOVAC
news@vindy.com
COLUMBUS
Proponents and opponents of collective-bargaining reform and federal health-care mandates are using Tuesday’s election results as a springboard into next year’s presidential election.
Voter turnout for the off-year election was at its highest in two decades.
And pollsters say their surveys leading up to Election Day were in line with the final double-digit margins on the major issues.
Voters Decisively Reject Issue 2; Leaders Reflect on Next Step
Hannah Report 11/9/11
It was a mixed message sent by voters. But what kind of message was it? And will that message reverberate into 2012 elections?
All sides of Issue 2, the referendum on collective bargaining bill SB5 (Jones), and Issue 3, the Healthcare Freedom amendment, reflected on what Tuesday's results could mean going into next year.
Ohio voters handily defeated Issue 2 Tuesday night, turning back Republicans' attempt to overhaul public-employee collective bargaining and diminish unions' power. They also easily passed Issue 3, weighing in on the Affordable Care Act, which opponents have dubbed "Obamacare." (See separate story, this issue).
One question that immediately arose was whether portions of SB5 would be revived by the end of the 129th General Assembly. House Speaker William Batchelder (R-Medina) suggested last week that multiple bills could come forward next year including pieces of the law that were supported by voters in polls. (See The Hannah Report, 11/3/11.)
It was a mixed message sent by voters. But what kind of message was it? And will that message reverberate into 2012 elections?
All sides of Issue 2, the referendum on collective bargaining bill SB5 (Jones), and Issue 3, the Healthcare Freedom amendment, reflected on what Tuesday's results could mean going into next year.
Ohio voters handily defeated Issue 2 Tuesday night, turning back Republicans' attempt to overhaul public-employee collective bargaining and diminish unions' power. They also easily passed Issue 3, weighing in on the Affordable Care Act, which opponents have dubbed "Obamacare." (See separate story, this issue).
One question that immediately arose was whether portions of SB5 would be revived by the end of the 129th General Assembly. House Speaker William Batchelder (R-Medina) suggested last week that multiple bills could come forward next year including pieces of the law that were supported by voters in polls. (See The Hannah Report, 11/3/11.)
Huffman Says Congressional Compromise Must Be Finished Next Week
Hannah Report 11/9/11
Republicans and Democrats said Wednesday they're still talking about a compromise congressional map, but Rep. Matt Huffman (R-Lima), whose HB369 is the current vehicle for debate on redistricting, said next week is the practical deadline to reach a deal to avoid a referendum.
Huffman said after a hearing of the House Rules and Reference Committee that, with a Dec. 7 primary-election filing deadline on the near horizon, candidates for Congress will need to know district lines by next week to gather sufficient signatures to make the ballot.
Wednesday's committee hearing on HB369 covered familiar territory, with Huffman and Democratic lawmakers sparring on what constitutes competitiveness and the effects of splitting communities among multiple districts.
http://www.hannah.com/DesktopDefaultPublic.aspx?type=hns&id=187697
Republicans and Democrats said Wednesday they're still talking about a compromise congressional map, but Rep. Matt Huffman (R-Lima), whose HB369 is the current vehicle for debate on redistricting, said next week is the practical deadline to reach a deal to avoid a referendum.
Huffman said after a hearing of the House Rules and Reference Committee that, with a Dec. 7 primary-election filing deadline on the near horizon, candidates for Congress will need to know district lines by next week to gather sufficient signatures to make the ballot.
Wednesday's committee hearing on HB369 covered familiar territory, with Huffman and Democratic lawmakers sparring on what constitutes competitiveness and the effects of splitting communities among multiple districts.
http://www.hannah.com/DesktopDefaultPublic.aspx?type=hns&id=187697
No comments:
Post a Comment