CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Voters made it clear Tuesday: They don't want traffic cameras ticketing drivers in Cleveland.
78 percent of the votes (54,309 over 15,732) were for removing the cameras.
The passage means tickets will no longer be issued starting Wednesday.
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The issue's supporters had said the cameras were little more than money-making speed traps that deprive drivers of basic legal rights.
Supporters of the cameras argued they make streets safer and reform heavy-footed drivers and that the city does not have enough police to devote to full-time traffic duty.
Cameras raised about $6 million in 2012 -- a number that's shrinking every year. They account for about 1 percent of the city budget.
When the actual cameras will come down will be determined in the city's negotiations with Xerox, the company that operates them
