Issue 1 Ohio 2024 Summary Of Benefits. Issue 1 requires lawmakers to set aside $7 million to pay for the search firm, commission members, retired judges' screening panel and litigation in 2025. Ohioans will be voting on issue 1 this november — a redistricting reform proposal that could change the balance of power within the statehouse.

The ohio ballot board tweaked, then gave final approval to controversial ballot language describing issue 1, a proposal to overhaul the state’s redistricting process. Issue 1 requires lawmakers to set aside $7 million to pay for the search firm, commission members, retired judges’ screening panel and litigation in 2025.