State ex rel. Cunnane v. LaRose

Citations

• 202 N.E.3d 679
• 169 Ohio St. 3d 156
• 2022 Ohio 2875

Syllabus

Elections—Mandamus—Independent candidates for office—Following prospective candidates' declarations that they were not affiliated with any political party, candidates each cast a partisan ballot in Ohio's May 2022 primary election, prompting the Ohio secretary of state to reject their joint nominating petition—Candidates did not show by clear and convincing evidence that they have a legal right to appear on the November 2022 general-election ballot as independent candidates or that the secretary of state has an obligation to certify their names to the ballot—Writ denied.