Ohio Common Ground Research Center
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Explore Ohio's important issues through charts, data, explainers, infographics and other visual resources created by the Ohio Common Ground Research Center.
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Elections & Democracy
Independent research on electoral competition, voter choice, voting rules, ballot measures and the legal structure of Ohio elections.
Explore Topic →Affordability & Cost of Living
Independent research on housing, wages, prices, household budgets and how affordability changes over time.
Explore Topic →Healthcare
Independent research on who finances American healthcare, how coverage changes across life stages, and how affordability differs across generations.
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Independent research on how Ohio government works, how public money is used, how authority is distributed, and how public institutions are held accountable.
Explore Topic →Ohio Education
Independent research and data on Ohio K–12 funding, performance, district structure, accountability, school choice and rankings.
Explore Topic →Ohio Property Taxes
How Ohio property taxes work, where the money goes, the role of school funding, reform options, and what abolition would require.
Explore Topic →Data Centers & AI
Power, water, economics, infrastructure and policy questions surrounding Ohio's rapidly expanding data-center industry.
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Affordability & Cost of Living: Start Here
A guided introduction to housing, wages, household costs and the measures used to compare affordability.
Start Learning Path →Data Centers & AI: Start Here
A curated sequence of visuals that introduces the key power, water, economic and policy questions surrounding Ohio data centers.
Start Learning Path →Elections & Democracy: Start Here
A guided introduction to electoral competition, voter choice, voting rules and constitutional ballot measures.
Start Learning Path →Government & Accountability: Start Here
A guided introduction to how Ohio government uses money, exercises authority, provides public access and measures accountability.
Start Learning Path →Healthcare: Start Here
A guided introduction to who finances healthcare, how coverage changes with age, and how affordability comparisons should be read.
Start Learning Path →Ohio Education: Start Here
A guided introduction to Ohio K–12 education: funding, measurement, school choice and district differences.
Start Learning Path →Ohio Property Taxes: Start Here
A curated path from how Ohio property taxes work to what abolition would – and would not – settle.
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The newest charts, explainers, data graphics and infographics from the OCG Research Center.
What Issue 3 Can—and Cannot—Tell Voters
WP021 separates what can be established from the amendment's text from policy questions the paper does not answer.
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Issue 3 Leaves Several Election Rules to Ordinary Law
WP021 identifies adjacent election-administration rules that the proposed constitutional text does not itself resolve.
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Statute vs. Constitution: The Rule Can Be Harder to Change
WP021 distinguishes changing an ordinary statute from changing a requirement written into the Ohio Constitution.
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Issue 3 Does Not Itself Require Photo ID for Absentee Voting
WP021 reads the proposed amendment as allowing non-in-person voting to use a signature plus another unique identifier when authorized by law.
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Issue 3 Would Constitutionalize an Existing In-Person Photo-ID Rule
WP021 finds that Ohio already requires photo identification for in-person voting under statutory law that took effect in 2023.
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Uncontested Does Not Mean No One Voted
Some of Ohio's largest single-candidate legislative primaries still drew tens of thousands of votes.
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