State ex rel. Espen v. Wood Cty. Bd. of Elections (Slip Opinion)

Citations

• 2017 Ohio 8223
• 110 N.E.3d 1222
• 154 Ohio St. 3d 1

Syllabus

Elections-Initiative-Mandamus and prohibition-County board of elections not authorized to decide legality or constitutionality of proposed charter amendment's substantive terms-R.C. 3501.28(M)(1)(a) violates separation-of-powers doctrine by attempting to confer judicial review power on boards of elections-Board of elections did not abuse discretion, engage in fraud or corruption, or ignore applicable law in validating contested signatures on initiative petition-Writs denied.