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Columbus Safety Collective retweeted
It's time for @cbuscitycouncil to make the community crisis response program a top priority, starting with the creation of the Advisory Board.
Issue 5 was overwhelmingly approved by voters in the May 2026 election. Time is of the essence to begin implementation.
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We are so grateful that Columbus will finally join the growing list of cities working to reduce the over-reliance on law enforcement and ensure that all residents feel safe when asking for help. 💜
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This campaign has always been a community-driven, grassroots effort and voters took action, used their power, and engaged with the democratic process to get Issue 5 over the finish line.
Thank you to ALL Columbus residents who voted YES on 5. 💜
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Columbus Safety Collective retweeted
Last night, the Columbus Safety Collective Campaign made history, with Issue 5 winning nearly 77% of the vote. The people have spoken, it's time for an alternative crisis response system in Columbus. 🥇
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🎉ISSUE 5 SAILING TO VICTORY! The people of Columbus have spoken – we are ready to reimagine public safety and prioritize appropriate care for our neighbors in need.
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Thank you to the Columbus Medical Association for endorsing Issue 5! 👏
"An alternative crisis response model offers a more appropriate and compassionate path forward. It ensures that when someone calls for help, the response matches the need."
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People experiencing behavioral health crises are in urgent need of compassion and support - to keep them safe and to plan for their ongoing wellbeing. By sending trained responders with lived experience, we can ensure people get the help they need.
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Did somebody say postcards!? 💌📫✍️
By the end of the week, we will have sent 9,500 handwritten Vote YES on Issue 5 postcards to our supporters.
Election Day is May 5!
📲 Issue 5 is supported by a BROAD coalition, with support from city government leaders to social workers, from academics to impacted families, from the police union to the ACLU.
🗳️Vote YES on Issue 5 by 5/5!
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Issue 5 will improve outcomes for people experiencing a behavioral health crisis by providing the appropriate community care response. Police should not be asked to be social workers or counselors; not every situation requires a badge and a gun.
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Columbus Safety Collective retweeted
Columbus voters will consider Issue 5 on the May ballot, focused on creating a long-term approach to alternative crisis response. The measure would support clinician-led teams for certain nonviolent mental health calls and make them an ongoing part of the city’s response.
![A photo of Council City Council President Shannon G. Hardin speaking at a March 2 news conference with the Columbus Safety Collective with the following quote below:
This keeps us moving forward. The [ballot measure] keeps us all honest and ensures that alternative crisis response is not something that you add in and out of a budget because it is something that is expected from the residents, codified by a vote of the people.
Columbus City Council President Shannon G. Hardin on Issue 5, ballot measure establishing non-police crisis teams.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HG617dFaYAAw8xs.jpg?name=orig)
ALT A photo of Council City Council President Shannon G. Hardin speaking at a March 2 news conference with the Columbus Safety Collective with the following quote below: This keeps us moving forward. The [ballot measure] keeps us all honest and ensures that alternative crisis response is not something that you add in and out of a budget because it is something that is expected from the residents, codified by a vote of the people. Columbus City Council President Shannon G. Hardin on Issue 5, ballot measure establishing non-police crisis teams.
Columbus -- this is the last week to cast your ballot early!
Vote in-person at your County Board of Elections and remember to vote YES on Issue 5!
For the full schedule, visit VoteOhio.Gov
Columbus folks -- when voting YES on Issue 5 make sure you have the right ID! ⬇️
The primary election is two weeks away! If you are voting in-person, whether early at your Board of Elections, or on May 5 at your unique polling place, you need an unexpired photo ID.
Review the list below before you cast your ballot.
More info at ACLUOhio.org/VOTE
📣Join us on Saturday, April 25 to canvass Columbus neighborhoods to get-out-the-vote for Issue 5!
Issue 5 will enhance 911 responses for non-violent crises by dispatching a team of trained non-police responders.
💻Sign up today: mobilize.us/acluohio/event/9…
Columbus Safety Collective retweeted
Columbus voters – we have a Primary Election on May 5 and we urge you to vote YES on Issue 5. This proposal will meet the health and safety needs for community members in crisis.
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Vote YES on Issue 5 billboard in the wild. 💜
Our proposal will improve responses to 911 calls for community members experiencing non-violent crises.
Make sure and cast a YES vote by May 5. 🗳️
Yard sign pick-up happening NOW through 5pm at the
@acluohio office in German Village.
Our drive-thru will also be happening tomorrow from 10am-3pm!
Details here: mobilize.us/acluohio/event/9…
Throwback to a few weeks ago when we reached a historic agreement with Columbus elected officials to officially place an alternative-crisis response proposal on the May ballot!
Vote YES on Issue 5 by May 5!
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