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Senator Patton urges voter approval for municipal traffic-camera programs, cites consumer harms
Summary
Senate Bill 340 would require a municipal corporation to obtain voter approval at the next regular election before operating an automated traffic-camera program; sponsor Senator Patton cited repeated ballot defeats nationwide, alleged revenue flows to out-of-state companies and effects on fixed-income residents.
Senator Patton told the Senate Local Government Committee that Senate Bill 340 would require cities and villages to secure voter approval before establishing automated traffic-camera programs.
Patton said there have been 46 elections on camera programs nationwide (14 in Ohio) and that most measures failed, arguing that voters should decide whether their municipality adopts camera enforcement. He criticized private companies that install and…
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