Voters Back More Police Oversight After George Floyd’s Death (1)

Voters in communities across the country opted for measures to increase oversight of their police departments in the wake of the George Floyd killing, including a plan in Columbus, Ohio, to create a civilian review board to investigate allegations against officers.

“There’s a sense of urgency,” said Paul Butler, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center, and author of “Chokehold: Policing Black Men.”

Voters in over a dozen cities and counties weighed measures in Tuesday’s election to overhaul law enforcement practices in their jurisdictions, including mandating the release of body-cam footage after use-of-force incidents, directing police funding to community programs, ...