Columbus Issue 8: District-Only Voting for City Council Charter Amendment (by petition)
Source: vote.franklincountyohio.gov
What does this measure do?
Columbus Issue 8 would let only voters in each council district elect that district's member, keeping the council at nine seats and its current map. You would vote in your district race instead of all nine, and if Issue 9 also passes, the one with more yes votes controls where they conflict.
Read the official ballot measure
Proposed by: Citizen petition by Our City, Our Say (Columbus residents' group); election ordered by City Council
A local residents' group; Will Petrick speaks for it. Backer Jesse Vogel won his district in a 2025 council race but lost citywide. They want council members picked only by their own district.
Source: abc6onyourside.com
A YES vote means
Council members are chosen only by voters living in each district, and citywide voting for council seats ends.
A NO vote means
Council members keep living in districts but are elected citywide, as they are now.
Sources: vote.franklincountyohio.gov2 · columbusdistricts.com
Source: columbusdistricts.com