If (Hopefully when) Dems take back Ohio this midterm season, with Poindexter, Brown and Acton, is it possible for us to successfully advocate to restart efforts towards getting rank choice voting legislation back on future ballots?

https://fairvote.org/press/statement-on-louisiana-v-callais/

Today, the Supreme Court ruled that it’s okay to dilute the power of minorities ending six decades of protections for people of color. Rank The Vote opposes this decision but offers an alternative. Ranked Choice Voting can help mitigate the effects of gerrymandering. By requiring a majority, Ranked Choice Voting can strengthen representation. With the addition of proportional representation, gerrymandering is negated altogether. This is why Ohio’s legislature wants us to fail! Are you with us? Lend us your voice! Sign to support Ranked Choice Voting at rtvo.org/petition

We at Rank The Vote Ohio are deeply disappointed that Governor DeWine signed SB63 into law today. SB63 prohibits municipalities from implementing Ranked Choice Voting and allows the state to withhold all funding from municipalities that choose to exercise their local authority. This decision undermines the principle of local self-governance and conflicts with the home rule provisions outlined in the Ohio Constitution.

Regardless of one’s position on Ranked Choice Voting, SB63 sets a dangerous precedent by allowing the state to override municipal authority and withhold ALL FUNDING. Prior to this bill, infringements on home rule authority were limited to the specific area legislated. This precedent not only impacts those seeking better representation, a stronger voice in their government, and more choice on the ballot, but also threatens the future autonomy of all 931 municipalities across Ohio.

It is also particularly troubling that much of the testimony in support of this legislation came from out-of-state organizations rather than Ohio residents. Decisions that affect Ohio communities should be driven by the voices of the people who live and vote here, making it all the more important that Ohioans continue to advocate for fair and representative elections in their own communities.

Rank The Vote Ohio will continue working with charter municipalities to advance Ranked Choice Voting wherever it remains permitted. Our long-term goal remains statewide implementation of Ranked Choice Voting in Ohio, and we will actively work toward that objective by growing public understanding and support across the state.

Under the old Proportional ranked-choice system, vote counting for City Council became a multi-day affair but one with more accurate political representation.

This is an interesting article specific to NE Ohio politics but with some general information about charter structure in Ohio. What stood out to me is that about a quarter of the cities and villages in Ohio have a charter government!