Columbus, Ohio, Issue 20, Civil Service Measure (November 2022)
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Columbus Issue 20 was on the ballot as a referral in Columbus on November 8, 2022. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending sections of the charter pertaining to employees of the mayor and civil service, including providing for the use of no more than three bands for each competitive eligible list of applicants, rather than no fewer than three bands; removing the current employee resident requirement; removing outdated language; and updating probationary rules. |
A "no" vote opposed amending sections of the charter pertaining to employees of the mayor and civil service, including providing for the use of no more than three bands for each competitive eligible list of applicants, rather than no fewer than three bands; removing the current employee resident requirement; removing outdated language; and updating probationary rules. |
Election results
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165,494 | 73.77% | ||
| No | 58,844 | 26.23% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Issue 20 was as follows:
| “ | This proposed amendment addresses sections of the charter pertaining to employees in the office of the mayor and civil service. Changes include defining the “mayor’s cabinet” and “Executive Staff,” and allowing the mayor to select from among members of the cabinet to serve as acting mayor in the mayor’s absence. In addition to adding the definition of the mayor’s Executive Staff and clarifying the remaining unclassified positions in the office of the mayor, there are several updates to the civil service portions of the charter. These include providing for the use of no “more” than three bands for each competitive eligible list of applicants, rather than no “fewer” than three bands, and removing the current employee residency requirement, which has been rendered unlawful. Other changes include: * Removing outdated language; evaluating applicants on “knowledge, skills, abilities, and similar characteristics”, rather than “fitness,” in two different subsections * Specifying notice for competitive exams be placed on the city’s website, rather than just in the city bulletin * Removing and replacing unlawful language – references to aspects of “age” and “sex” as being requirements for some positions * Clarifying use of the terms “temporary” vs. “provisional” * Clarifying noncompetitive appointments * Removing obsolete language regarding record keeping * Updating probationary rules - changing probationary period from not less than one month to not less than ninety (90) days; specifying no probationary period for uniformed police and fire for appointments resulting from a competitive promotional exam; and altering a requirement to submit a written report to terminate an employee by ten days from the end of probation in order to state that the report needs to be submitted to the civil service commission prior to the end of probation. * Modernizing language and removing outdated information related to appeals to the commission – removing obsolete classifications as an exception to appeals; allowing the commission to hear appeals within its established rules, rather than requiring that appeals be heard with ten (10) days of filing * Removing extraneous language and stating that appointments in the competitive classified service be made according to civil service commission rules * Removing outdated language referring to eligible lists of applicants at the time of the initial city charter’s enactment. Shall the proposed Amendment to the Columbus City Charter be adopted? | ” |
Path to the ballot
The governing body of Columbus placed the measure on the ballot
How to cast a vote
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See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, “Election Day Voting,” accessed April 12, 2023
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, “Voter Eligibility & Residency Requirements,” accessed April 12, 2023
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, “Register to Vote and Update Your Registration,” accessed April 6, 2023
- ↑ Democracy Docket, “Ohio Governor Signs Strict Photo ID Bill Into Law,” January 6, 2023
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 NCSL, "State Profiles: Elections," accessed August 7, 2024
- ↑ BillTrack50, "Ohio HB54," accessed September 30, 2025
- ↑ Columbus Dispatch, "Advocates sue Ohio over law requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote at BMV," August 26, 2025
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Identification requirements," accessed October 8, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ohio BMV, "Securing an Ohio ID," accessed October 8, 2025
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