Ohio lawmakers have banned ranked-choice voting, which allows voters to select their candidates in order of preference. But two former lawmakers who backed that form of voting said a survey they conducted shows many Ohio voters feel their interests are not being represented by their elected officials.
Better Choices Ohio, chaired by Republican former Rep. Gene Krebs of rural Southwest Ohio and Democratic former Rep. Sean Logan of the Mahoning Valley conducted a study of 1,284 registered voters in June.
The survey found that over 82% think special interests have too much control over politics. Almost 72% don’t think their member of the U.S. Congress represents them. And that includes 82% of unaffiliated or independent voters. Logan said that finding is a big problem, especially among younger voters…