The Franklin County Board of Elections denied a protest against Tiara Ross' candidacy for Columbus City Council.
The board voted Monday afternoon to deny the challenge brought by D.J. Byrnes, who runs the political blog "The Rooster." Byrnes contended Ross didn't live in Columbus for at least one year prior to the May 6 primary election, as required by Columbus' city charter.
Ross provided WOSU with a copy of her apartment lease last month. The lease started on May 3, 2024 at a downtown Columbus address.
Records showed Ross registered to vote at the downtown Columbus address in September of last year.
Ross donated to Franklin County Prosecutor Shayla Favor's campaign and other campaigns from a Reynoldsburg address located in Licking County outside of Columbus city limits as recently as August and dating as far back as 2017.
Ross, an assistant city attorney with the city of Columbus, will appear on the primary ballot against candidates Jesse Vogel and Kate Curry-Da-Souza.
The top two vote getters will move on to November's general election.
