State ex rel. Webber v. Felton

Citations

• 77 Ohio St. (N.S.) 554

Syllabus

<p>Primary elections — Nomination of party candidates — Subject of legislative police powers — Sections 2916, 2917, 2918, 2919, 2921, 2921a and 2919-1, Revised Statutes, not violative of constitution of Ohio or fourteenth amendment to United States ■ constitution.</p> <p>1. The nomination of party candidates for public office concerns the public welfare and the legislature in the exercise of the police power may make reasonable regulations therefor.</p> <p>2. Sections 2916, 2917, 2918, 2919, 2921 and 29210, Revised Statutes, as amended April 23, 1904 (97 O. L., 439), and Section 2919-1, Revised Statutes, as enacted April 20, 1904 (97 O. L., 107), providing for primary elections by political parties that cast at least ten per cent, of the vote cast at the last general election, are not violative of the constitution of this state or of the fourteenth amendment to the constitution of the United States, as depriving any person of the equal protection and benefit of the law; or as not being of uniform operation throughout the state; or as authorizing the expenditure of public funds for other than a public purpose; or as delegating legislative power; or as restricting the elective franchise, or as impairing the secrecy of election by ballot.</p>