Voting.
Columbus City Codes § 111.11
in effect111.11 - Voting.
In case any member of council present declines to vote on any question pending, upon which a yea and nay vote is being taken, the councilmember shall be obliged to record the councilmember's vote if the council requires the councilmember so to do unless excused by a two-thirds (⅔) vote of the council; and, if not being so excused, the councilmember refuses to vote, the councilmember shall be deemed guilty of contempt of the council and may be censured by a majority vote.
No member or other person shall remain at the clerk's desk while the yeas and nays are being called or ballots counted.
Except where the president or councilmember presiding directs the roll to be called by means of the electronic voting device, the roll call of the council shall be taken orally in alphabetical order, beginning at the right of the president's seat.
(Ord. 1-84; Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT1ADCO_CH111CICO_111.11VOFetched: 10/27/2026