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The institutional Left is dumping millions into what has become the most expensive redistricting ballot initiative in history—to change how a red-leaning state elects members of Congress and the state Legislature.
The Sixteen Thirty Fund, a client of Arabella Advisors, is the largest donor to the Ohio ballot question, dubbed Issue 1.
If voters approve it, Issue 1 would amend the state’s Constitution to establish what proponents call a nonpartisan Citizen Redistricting Commission, according to Ballotpedia.
Supporters of the change have given a total of $26.1 million, according to campaign finance data from July, the most recently available from the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office. The total includes multimillion-dollar contributions from the liberal Tides Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union. […]
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