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Niles council approves placing Marihuana voter initiative on November ballot
Summary
The Niles City Council voted unanimously to place a Marihuana voter initiative on the Nov. 2026 ballot and forwarded the question to the County Clerk for certification. Resolution #2026-07/2258 was declared adopted after a 7–0 roll call; one member was absent.
The Niles City Council voted to place a Marihuana voter initiative on the November 2026 ballot and sent the ballot language to the County Clerk for certification.
Councilmember Michael Thompson moved, and Councilmember Jessica Nelson seconded, "to approve the resolution to Authorize Placement of Marihuana Voter Initiative on Ballot and set the Ballot Question Language," a motion the council approved by roll call. The resolution was recorded as RESOLUTION #2026-07/2258 and declared adopted.
The roll call recorded seven yeas: Councilmembers Timothy Rogers, Charlie McAfee, Jessica Nelson, Michael Thompson, Georgia Boggs, Gretchen Bertschy and Sheila Koebel. William Weimer was absent. The council instructed staff to forward the approved ballot language to the County Clerk for certification and placement on the November ballot.
The action formalizes the council’s decision to let voters decide the measure in the upcoming election; no public debate on the measure is recorded in the meeting transcript. The county certification process will determine final timing and ballot placement.
