Cleveland City Council is floating a politically explosive idea that has raised serious questions about democratic governance: bringing back red light and speed cameras despite voters overwhelmingly banning them a decade ago.

In 2014, Cleveland voters approved a charter amendment specifically prohibiting automated traffic cameras unless a police officer is physically present to issue citations—effectively ending their use in the city. Now, some council members want to override that decisive democratic mandate.

“I mean, three out of four Clevelanders voted to ban these cameras 10 years ago,” said Leila Atassi on Tuesday’s episode of Today in Ohio . “They rewrote the city charter. That is a big deal to get these things off the street.”

Council President Blaine Griffin and several coll

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