Columbus ward proposal has enough signatures to make the ballot

Columbus voters will likely decide in August if they want to change the Columbus City Council to a ward-style body. The Franklin County Board of Elections announced today that the group Represent Columbus collected enough valid signatures from voters to trigger a special election on Aug. 2. The group wants voters to decide whether the council should change from seven at-large elected members to a body of 13 members, with 10 elected from wards or districts.