BOE refuses to place duly qualified Community Bill of Rights citizen initiative on the November ballot

A Press Release from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, from August 24th, 2018.

COLUMBUS, OH: Today, the Franklin County Board of Elections effectively stripped 560,000 Columbus citizens of their right to vote on a ballot measure entitled Community Bill of Rights for Water, Soil, and Air Protection and to Prohibit Gas and Oil Extraction and Related Activities and Projects Ordinance. The local group, Columbus Community Bill of Rights, qualified the measure, gathering more than 12,000 signatures. The Columbus City Council approved the measure to advance to the ballot on July 30. MORE…