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[Updated November 8, 2005]

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Endorsements & Opinions

• Issues no good for state of Ohio, Bowling Green News (Nov.8)
• State issues stamp out special interests, Bowling Green News (Nov. 8)
• Don't sit it out, Columbus Dispatch (Nov. 8)
• Reform Ohio Now is special interests' pawn, Columbus Dispatch (Nov. 7)
• 'Dispatch' offered lame opposition to issues, Columbus Dispatch (Nov. 7)
• Election 2005: keep Ohio in hands of Ohioans, vote no on Issues 2, 3, 4 and 5, News Record (Nov. 7)
• Election 2005: for election reform, vote yes on 2, 3, 4 and 5, News Record (Nov. 7)
• The Blade's endorsements, Toldeo Blade (Nov. 7)
• Issue 3 wouldn't get rid of big campaign money, just keep it hidden, Columbus Dispatch (Nov. 6)
• Approve Issue 2, not 3, 4, 5, Tiffin Advertiser Tribune (Nov. 6)
• Editorial for November 6, Middletown Journal (Nov. 6)
• Reforms have been tested in other states, Columbus Dispatch (Nov. 5)
• State Issues 2-5 are better than the status quo, Columbus Dispatch (Nov. 5)
• Issues: yes on 2, no on 3, 4, 5, Cincinnati Enquirer (Nov. 5)
• Issue 4 critics must offer a solution, Cleveland Plain Dealer (Nov. 4)
• Ballot measure 2-5 don't go far enough-but it's a start, The Lantern (Nov. 4)
• Reject 'reform' issues, Bucyrus Telegraph (Nov. 4)
• Does Ohio need Issue 4? Yes: redistricting now favors party in power , Columbus Dispatch (Nov. 4)
• Does Ohio need Issue 4? No: proposed remedy worse than 'problem', Columbus Dispatch (Nov. 4)
• Good reasons to vote yes on Issues 2-5, Toledo Blade (Nov. 4)
• Issues 2-5 would fix state's election process, Columbus Dispatch (Nov. 3)
• The 'reform' amendments, Cincinnati Post (Nov. 3)
• Ballot issues just politics, not reforms, Toledo Blade (Nov. 3)
• Why Ohio voters should run from RON, The People's Defender (Nov. 3)
• Just say 'no' to issues 2, 3, 4 & 5!, The People's Defender (Nov. 3)
• Issues 2-5's negative effects, The People's Defender (Nov. 2)
• Our chance to reform redistricting, Toledo Blade (Nov. 2)
• On Issues 1, 2: Yes; Issues 3, 4, 5: No, Canton Repository (Nov. 2)
• State Ballot Issues, The Post Online (Nov. 2)
• Issues 2 through 5 would only clutter up Ohio Constitution with unneeded changes, Canton Repository (Nov. 1)
• Nonpartisan solution to gerrymandering, not Issue 4, is best for Ohio, Canton Repository (Nov. 1)
• Gerrymander deal could keep House Republican in '06, Roll Call (Oct. 31) - Discusses that, although current public opinion suggests that a change in control of the House of Representatives should occur with the next election, Republicans may maintain their majority position.  This is due in part to gerrymandered districts, causing only a small percentage of these districts to be competitive. 
• State Issue 4 bureaucracy fears unfounded, Columbus Dispatch (Oct. 31)
• Issues offer much-needed reform, Bucyrus Telegraph Forum (Oct. 31)
• No on State Issues 2-5, Columbus Dispatch (Oct. 30)
• Yes on State Issues 3,4,5, Toledo Blade (Oct. 30)
• I have issues with all five of these Issues, Cincinnati Enquirer (Oct. 30)
• More letters: voting by mail offers advantages, Cincinnati Enquirer (Oct. 30)
• Redistricting reform's dead end, Washington Post (Oct. 29)
• No on State Issue 2, Toledo Blade (Oct. 28)
• Ohio doesn't need more bureaucracy, Chillicothe Gazette (Oct. 28)
• Issue 4 would curb political gerrymandering, Cincinnati Post (Oct. 27)
• State Issue 2 benefits voters, Canton Repository (Oct. 26)
• Passage of Issues 2-5 will significantly improve election process in Ohio, Canton Repository (Oct. 25)
• Yes on Issue 4, Akron Beacon Journal (Oct. 23)
• No on Issue 5, Akron Beacon Journal (Oct. 23)
• Why should competition be the top goal?, Dayton Daily News (Oct. 22)
• Reform Ohio Now? No, no, no and no, Cleveland Plain Dealer (Oct. 19)
• Yes on Issue 2, Akron Beacon Journal (Oct. 16)
• No on Issue 3, Akron Beacon Journal (Oct. 16)
• Issue 4 is that one that counts, Dayton Daily News (Oct. 16)

Explanations & General

• Long issues confuse some voters; some new machines started late, Cleveland Plain Dealer (Nov. 8)
• Chairman says 'why not' to Issue 4, Akron Beacon Journal (Nov. 8)
• Ohio votes today, Wheeling News Register (Nov. 8)
• Issues could delay voting, Dayton Daily News (Nov. 8)
• Democrats examine Issues 3, 5, Bowling Green News (Nov. 7)
• Some Democrats don't want changes, Akron Beacon Journal (Nov. 7)
• What's it all about?, Cleveland Plain Dealer (Nov. 6)
• For good or ill, changes would be immense, Columbus Dispatch (Nov. 6)
• 3 issues on way to passage, poll finds, Columbus Dispatch (Nov. 6)
• Election-reform amendments draw definite battle lines in state, Toledo Blade (Nov. 6)
• This much is clear: voters are confused, Cleveland Plain Dealer (Nov. 6)
• Read it now, Cleveland Plain Dealer (Nov. 6)
• Voters link state issues with trust, Middletown Journal (Nov. 5)
• GOP criticized by backers of issues, Columbus Dispatch (Nov. 5)
• Pros and cons on state ballot issues, Cleveland Plain Dealer (Nov. 4)
• Ad warns of losing 'family values', Columbus Dispatch (Nov. 4)
• Voters to decide fate of 5 proposed amendments, Columbus This Week (Nov. 3)
• Voting booth, Cincinnati Weekly (Nov. 2)
• Election previews:voters to decide who gets power to create lawmakers' districts, Canton Repository (Oct. 31)
• Newspapers weigh in on statewide ballot measures, Akron Beacon Journal (Oct. 30)
• $4.4 million raised in fight over Issues 2-5, Columbus Dispatch (Oct. 28)
• Not everyone wants to reform Ohio, Cleveland Plain Dealer (Oct. 28)
• Poll:most of us know zilch about Issues 1-5, Cincinnati Enquirer (Oct. 27)
• Issues 1, 2 do well in state survey, Youngstown Vindicator (Oct. 26)
• Papers differ on state issue stances, Akron Beacon Journal (Oct. 24)
• Election reform issues pit anti-corruption versus voters' say , Middletown Journal (Oct. 24)
• State issues stir both sides of aisle, Columbus Dispatch (Oct. 23)
• House approves early-voting bill, Columbus Dispatch (Oct. 20)
• Election issue foes fear voices of Ohio voters would be stifled, Cleveland Plain Dealer (Oct. 19)

Issue 2

• Issue 2 eases voting access, Bowling Green News (Nov. 2)
• Issue 2: no excuse voting, Wheeling News Register (Nov. 1)
• Taft signs bill allowing early voting, Akron Beacon Journal (Oct. 28)
• Broader absentee voting is sure thing, Columbus Dispatch (Oct. 25)
• House approves early-voting bill, Columbus Dispatch (Oct. 20)
• Taft to sign new legislation on 'no-fault' absentee voting, Dayton Daily News (Oct. 20)
• Senate adjusts absentee balloting, Cleveland Plain-Dealer (Oct. 19)
• Issue 2 at the Statehouse, Akron Beacon Journal (Oct. 19)
• State Issue 2 Proposes Election Reform, The People's Defender (Oct. 19)
• GOP senators mimic absentee-vote initiative, Cleveland Plain-Dealer (Oct. 12)

Issue 3

• Campaign Finance Reform: the story behind Ohio Issue 3, Wheeling News Register (Nov. 2)
• Issue 3 to lower fund limits for campaigns, Bowling Green News (Nov. 2)
• What will Issue 3 cost state?, Columbus Dispatch (Nov. 2)
• Issue 3 caps campaign contributions, Dayton Daily News (Oct. 29)
• Campaigning restricted to regulated money, Columbus This Week (Oct. 27)
• Amendment would slash donations to candidates, Columbus Dispatch (Oct. 26)
• Campaign financing proposal draws fire, Akron Beacon Journal (Oct. 17)
• Voters to decide political donation limits, Cleveland Plain Dealer (Oct. 11)

Issue 4

• Reform advocates retain hope, Roll Call (Nov. 8)
• Schwarzenegger wants Ohio's Issue 4 to pass, Columbus Dispatch (Nov. 6)
• Issue 4 would return power to the people, Schwarzenneger says, Cleveland Plain Dealer (Nov. 6)
• Calif. governor praises Issue 4, Akron Beacon Journal (Nov. 6)
• Calif governor promotes Issue 4, Toledo Blade (Nov. 6)
• Issue 4 to address 200-year-old practice, Mount Vernon News (Nov. 4)
• Ballot could help competition, Bowling Green News (Nov. 3)
• Issue 4 would alter district lines by 2008, Wheeling News Register (Nov. 3)
• Issue 4 basics, Akron Beacon Journal (Nov. 2)
• GOP has a lot riding on Issue 4, Akron Beacon Journal (Nov. 2)
• Redistricting comes under scrutiny, Columbus Dispatch (Oct. 27)
• Issue 4 supporters cite study to support their stand, Akron Beacon Journal (Oct. 26)
• Study highlights limited competition in state elections, Columbus Dispatch (Oct. 26)
• Issue 4 changes districting in Ohio, Akron Beacon Journal (Oct. 24)
• Ohio,California take divisive redistricting wars to ballot box, Toledo Blade (Oct. 23)
• Reform Ohio maps outs its proposal, Dayton Daily News (Oct. 21)
• GOP isn't pushing to make changes in redistricting, Columbus Dispatch (Oct. 19)
• Schwarzenegger backs Issue 4, Dayton Daily News (Oct. 19)
• Ohio voters evenly divided among parties, Dayton Daily News (Oct. 18)

Issue 5

• Issue 5 sets board to oversee elections, Wheeling News Register (Nov. 4)
• Issue 5: board would administer elections, Mount Vernon News (Nov. 3)
• Initiative would give appointed board oversight of elections, Columbus Dispatch (Oct. 28)
• Election oversight would be given to new nine-member commission, Columbus This Week (Oct. 20)
• Issue 5: What if it passes?, Cleveland Plain Dealer (Oct. 11)