“The language is intentionally misleading and confusing, and when voters are confused they vote no, and the people who want to preserve the current unfair system are the people who want you to vote no.”

Issue 2 would do away with the state apportionment board, a group of elected officials that draws lines for state lawmakers, and would take the job of drawing Congressional district lines away from state lawmakers. Theis says the approved wording does not include the requirement that the districts be competitive and reflect the state’s political balance. Republicans and conservative groups have been fighting the Voters First issue, citing concerns of unaccountability, unlimited funding with taxpayer dollars, and arbitrary and inflexible eligibility rules.