STATE, EX REL. SHUMATE, v. PORTAGE CTY. BD. OF ELECTIONS

No. 92-508.

64 Ohio St.3d 12 (1992)

THE STATE, EX REL. SHUMATE, v. PORTAGE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 20, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willis & Linnen Co., L.P.A., and Jerome T. Linnen, Jr., for relator.

David W. Norris, Prosecuting Attorney, and Kent M. Graham, for respondent.


Per Curiam.

For the following reasons we grant a writ of prohibition and order respondent not to place Howe's name on the Democratic primary ballot for the June 2, 1992 election. Respondent's motion for summary judgment is granted as it pertains to Wilkins and, in part, as it pertains to Howe.

R.C. 3501.11 requires boards of elections to review, examine and certify the sufficiency and validity of petitions and nominating papers. R.C. 3513.05 provides...

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