Posted by The Dean of Cincinnati

The ballot initiatives that the NAACP and its partners collected have now been assigned numbers by the Board of Elections.  Issue 7 is Red Light Cameras and Issue 8 is Proportional Representation.  The Cincinnati NAACP is urging you to vote YES on both of these issues.  A YES vote on Issue 7 will ban Red Light Cameras in the City of Cincinnati.  A YES vote on Issue 8 will change only how city council is elected.  I hope after Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters decision yesterday with “no charges” our community is ready for change.

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Third, State Representative Tyrone K. Yates has endorsed Proportional Representation.  State Representative Yates is urging a YES vote on issue 8.  State Representative Yates says, “I believe proportional representation is the best and fairest method of electing Cincinnati City Council Members within the Council Manager form of government with Cincinnati’s Mayor selected by the Council.  This was the method in place supported by Mayor Theodore M. Berry when Cincinnati’s form of government was the envy of the nation.” The Cincinnati NAACP is excited to have the endorsement of State Representative Yates.

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Voting begins in Hamilton County on September 30, 2008. Ohio is in the balance!  This is the only time that I am aware that citizens can register to vote and vote on the same day.  This period will last from September 30, 2008 -October 6, 2008.  We encourage our members to vote early at the Board of Elections. 

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