Cleveland, Ohio, Issue 5, Election Procedure Charter Amendment (April 2020)
| Cleveland Issue 5 | |
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| Election date April 28, 2020 | |
| Topic Local election and voting laws | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
A charter amendment regarding counting ballots was on the ballot for Cleveland voters in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, on April 28, 2020.[1] It was approved.
| A "yes" vote supported amending the city charter to require electronic tabulation of ballots. |
| A "no" vote opposed amending the city charter to require the electronic tabulation of ballots, thereby leaving provisions for manual tabulation of paper ballots in the charter. |
At the time of the election, local elections in Cleveland electronically tabulate vote counts. Issue 5 amended the city charter to be in accord with state law and local practices. A simple majority requirement was required for the approval of Issue 5.
Election results
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Cleveland Issue 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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28,267 | 90.17% | ||
| No | 3,081 | 9.83% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall Section 14 of the Charter of the City of Cleveland be amended to state that counting of ballots at every election shall be done as provided by the general laws of the State of Ohio?[2] |
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Media editorials
- See also: 2020 ballot measure media endorsements
Support
- Cleveland.com: “Issue 5 would officially align Cleveland City Charter ballot-counting language with what’s currently done locally and is required in Ohio law. ... The most recent Cleveland Charter Review Commission, on an 11-0 vote, recommended adopting this change to eliminate the charter’s obsolete ballot-hand-counting language. ... Cleveland voters should approve all three issues.”[3]
Opposition
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Background
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) Systems
Ohio allows Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) Systems. DRE systems employ computers that record votes directly into the computers' memory. These interfaces may incorporate touchscreens, dials, or mechanical buttons. The voter's choices are stored by the computer on a cartridge or hard drive. Some DRE systems are also equipped with a printer, which the voter may use to confirm his or her choices before committing them to the computer's memory. The paper records can be preserved to be tabulated in case of an audit or recount.[4]
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the Cleveland City Council on January 6, 2020.[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cuyahoga County Elections, "Issue List," accessed February 3, 2020
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Cleveland.com, “Yes on Cleveland issues 5, 6 and 7, needed adjustments to the City Charter,” February 19, 2020
- ↑ Verified Voting, "Voting Equipment in the United States," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ Cleveland.com, "Cleveland City Council approves three charter change issues for March ballot," January 6, 2020
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