Another Setback For Alliance

The Williams County Board of Elections turns down a request by the Williams County Alliance to forward a letter to the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office, protesting the board’s decision to reject the Alliance’s proposed county charter initiative. The elections board ruled July 8 that though the Alliance had submitted enough valid signatures of registered voters to qualify for the November ballot, based on the county prosecutor’s opinion, language in the proposed charter issue exceeded the scope of the powers afforded to local governments by the state