What's Happening?
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What Happened? General Election November 5, 2024
Despite some excellent campaigns run against appalling opponents, only one of our 2024 candidates won. Rhonda Johnson was elected to the Ohio State Board of Elections, District 7. Technically, that was a non-partisan election, but Rhonda is a Democrat, endorsed by ODP.
Misleading Ballot Language
No surprise here: the Ohio Ballot Board, chaired by Frank LaRose and dominated by abortion opponents, issued ballot language for the Reproductive Freedom amendment that is calculated to fire up the minority
Issue 1 Goes Down!
You did it! Issue 1 was defeated, by a statewide margin of roughly 56% – 44%, with Delaware County voting No by 58% – 42%. More info here.
Parker Scholarship 2023
2023 Parker Scholarship winners are Parker Parker, left, from Dublin Jerome High School, and Diya Rajan, center, from Olentangy High School, with David Simmons, chair of the Parker Scholarship committee. Congratulations, Parker
Rigged Movie Screening
DCDP hosted a private screening of Rigged: the Voter Suppression Playbook at the Strand Theatre in Delaware on Monday evening, March 20. A crowd of about 60 people watched the film, enjoyed