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Council committee moves to limit political messaging on city social media and communication platforms
Summary
A proposed ordinance would restrict use of official city social-media and email accounts to neutral informational messages and prohibit political messaging, personal score‑settling and partisan campaigning; the Administrative Services Committee advanced the draft to the Committee of the Whole.
The Cleveland Heights Administrative Services Committee on June 30 voted to forward a draft ordinance that would prohibit political messaging and personal or partisan communications on city-operated social media accounts, email, and other electronic communications.
Committee Chair Craig Cobb said the draft, which he authored, would bar city accounts from posting criticism or support of elected officials, advocacy for or against political parties or ballot measures (except legally permitted neutral explanations), fundraising, campaigning and “score settling with the media.” The draft would limit official accounts to factual, neutral…
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