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Cincinnati, Ohio, Issue 13, Campaign Finance Charter Amendment (November 2018)

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Local ballot measure elections in 2018
Issue 13: Cincinnati Campaign Finance Charter Amendment
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The basics
Election date:
November 6, 2018
Status:
Approveda Approved
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 elections and campaigns 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 so that individuals either have the choice of giving up to $1,100 in campaign contributions as themselves or an LLC, but not both or under multiple LLCs.
A no vote was a vote against amending the city charter so that individuals either have the choice of giving up to $1,100 in campaign contributions as themselves or an LLC, but not both or under multiple LLCs.

Election results

Cincinnati Issue 13

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

88,128 85.92%
No 14,445 14.08%
Results are officially certified.
Source

Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

Shall Article XIII, "Campaign Finance", Sections 1, 2, 4, and 7 of the Charter of the City of Cincinnati be amended to prohibit unlimited and anonymous contributions made through limited liability companies to a candidate for municipal election; to remove inconsistencies and add clarifying language; and to add definitions of key terms?[2]

Full text

The full text of the measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Ohio

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Cincinnati, Ohio.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Hamilton County Board of Elections, "Official Ballot," accessed October 30, 2018
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.