STATE, EX REL. HAYES v. JENNINGS

No. 37341.

173 Ohio St. 370 (1962)

THE STATE, EX REL. HAYES, v. JENNINGS.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 9, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Harry M. Hoffheimer and Mr. Sidney Weil, Jr., for relator.

Mr. C. Watson Hover, prosecuting attorney, and Mr. George S. Heitzler, for respondent.


O'NEILL, J.

The question which is posed for this court may be simply stated.

Does the General Assembly have the power, under the Constitution, to authorize by statute the county central committee of a political party to appoint a person to fill a vacancy in an elective county office who can then perform the duties of the office until a successor is elected and qualified?

The answer to this question is found in Section 27, Article II, and Section 1...

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