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Columbus Council certifies Community Crisis Response petition for May ballot
Summary
Columbus City Council voted to find the Community Crisis Response charter amendment petition legally sufficient and directed staff to prepare an ordinance to place the measure on a special election 60–120 days after passage. The Board of Elections validated 15,428 signatures out of 27,458 submitted.
Columbus City Council on Feb. 23 found that the petition to place a Community Crisis Response charter amendment on the ballot met the legal requirements and directed the legislative research office to prepare an ordinance to send the measure to voters.
Council President Harden opened the item by noting the petition represents years of advocacy and said the city will let voters decide after the required legal steps. Petitioner Chana Wiley, co-chair of the Columbus Safety Collective…
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