Columbus City Council sends two council reform amendments to November ballot

Columbus City Council sends two council reform amendments to November ballot

Two charter amendments to reform how Columbus City Council members are elected is heading to the November ballot, and activists submit petition demanding removal of cameras.

Columbus City Council Charter Amendments, Explained

Columbus voters will settle two questions about city council on November 3: whether council grows from nine members to 13, and whether the person representing each district should be elected only by the people who live there. Council voted Monday to place two charter amendments on the fall ballot. The measures look almost identical at first glance, but the difference is crucial. One is a citizen-led amendment that council was required to send to…