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Tom Roberts and Cheryl Durgans discuss Gerrymandering... What does it mean? Where did the term come from?

By Wade T. Oberlin

Published May 16, 2024 at 3:40 PM EDT

The nonprofit, nonpartisan organization Citizens Not Politicians is an organization leading efforts for a citizen-led, independent redistricting process “for creating fair voting maps.” Ohio NAACP President Tom Roberts discusses gerrymandering, the proposed ballot initiative, and its potential impact on registered voters.

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Wade T. Oberlin

Hailing from Jamestown, Ohio, Wade got his start in broadcasting while serving with the United States Navy at the Armed Forces Network station Eagle 810 in Yokota, Japan. Broadcasting on AM radio across the Kanto Plain, listenership was shared by both American Forces and a Japanese shadow audience tuning in for American Top 40 and an insight to military operations at home and abroad.

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