Ohio Supreme Court Orders Cleveland Suburb To Vote On Cameras

The Ohio Supreme Court has ordered a Cleveland suburb to let voters have their say on a proposed ban on traffic cameras. Justices voted 6-0 Friday to require the city of Maple Heights to put the charter proposal on the November ballot. The city had contended it followed proper procedures by sending the measure through committee and giving it three readings. The Supreme Court says the Ohio Constitution imposes a mandatory duty upon city councils to submit charter amendment initiatives "forthwith." The committee pushing a petition on traffic cameras had asked the court to make the city take action. Traffic cameras are facing legal and political challenges across the state. The justices heard arguments on cameras in June in a Toledo case.