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#9: Columbus charter amendment: district-only voting plus added at-large council seats (by Council)

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Not official yetUpdated November 4, 2026

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#9: Columbus charter amendment: district-only voting plus added at-large council seats (by Council)
Passed with 57% yes, WOSU reported.WOSU, “Columbus voters pass Issues 8 and 9, adding four new council members, among other changes”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.

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#9: Columbus charter amendment: district-only voting plus added at-large council seats (by Council) was a charter amendment for City of Columbus on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This Columbus charter amendment, placed by City Council, would also limit district council voting to district residents, and would add two at-large council members elected in 2027 and two more elected in 2029, expanding the nine-member Council to eleven and then thirteen members.

As of November 4, 2026, WOSU reported that #9: Columbus charter amendment: district-only voting plus added at-large council seats (by Council) passed with 57% yes; the result is unofficial until Ohio certifies it on December 4.

A yes vote means: A yes vote limits district voting to district residents and phases in four new at-large council seats by 2029.
A no vote means: A no vote keeps the current nine-member, citywide-elected Council structure.

Charter amendment City of Columbus

How it reached the ballot: Columbus City Council
Official ballot language:
This proposed amendment would limit the ability to vote for candidates for Columbus City Council to only those electors living within the districts that those candidates seek to represent. The amendment adds two (2) at-large council representatives to be elected in 2027, and an additional two (2) at-large council representatives to be elected in 2029.

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Source: Franklin County Board of Elections, Certified Questions and Issues, November 3, 2026 General Election (official document).

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