Cincinnati, Ohio, Issue 10, City Council Two-Year Terms Charter Amendment (November 2018)
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| Issue 10: Cincinnati City Council Two-Year Terms Charter Amendment |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local charter amendments |
| Related articles |
| Local charter amendments on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in Ohio Hamilton County, Ohio ballot measures Local governance on the ballot |
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| Cincinnati, Ohio |
A charter amendment was on the ballot for Cincinnati voters in Hamilton County, Ohio, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of amending the city charter to shorten the term length of city council members from four-years to two years. |
| A no vote was a vote against amending the city charter to shorten the term length of city council members from four-years to two years. |
Election results
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Cincinnati Issue 10 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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71,461 | 70.09% | ||
| No | 30,502 | 29.91% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
| “ | Shall Sections 4 and 5a of Article II, "Legislative Power", existing Section 3 of Article Ill, "Mayor", existing Sections 2a and 2b of Article IX, "Nominations and Elections" of the Charter of the City of Cincinnati be amended to provide that the members of City Council shall be elected at-large for two-year terms?[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Cincinnati, Ohio.
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Hamilton County Board of Elections, "Official Ballot," accessed October 30, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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