State ex rel. Richardson v. Gowdy

Citations

• 223 N.E.3d 424
• 172 Ohio St. 3d 281
• 2023 Ohio 976

Syllabus

Elections—Mandamus—Writ sought to compel city council president to appoint clerk of council to complete recall-petition process or for board of elections to certify sufficiency of petition signatures—By appointing new clerk of council, council president performed the action relator sought to compel—A writ of mandamus will not issue to compel action that has been performed—Council president had no legal duty to certify number of valid signatures on recall petitions—R.C. 705.92 inapplicable under facts of the case—Writ denied.