On September 8, the Ohio State Court of Appeals will hear a case on whether initiative circulators must be Ohio residents. State ex rel Finan v Blackwell, 05-APD-08-0854, Columbus. The decision will be out soon afterwards. The decision will determine whether several election reform initiatives get on the ballot. They concern setting up a non-partisan method for drawing legislative and US House district boundaries; campaign finance restrictions; early voting; and setting up a State Board of Elections. The initiatives lack enough signatures if the signatures collected by out-of-state circulators can’t be counted.