SHELLY & SANDS v. FRANKLIN CTY. BD. OF ELECTIONS

No. 83-1648.

12 Ohio St. 3d 140 (1984)

SHELLY & SANDS, INC., APPELLANT, v. FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 18, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, Mr. John C. Elam, Mr. George L. Jenkins and Mr. David S. Cupps, for appellant.

Messrs. Lucas, Prendergast, Albright, Gibson & Newman, Mr. Robert E. Albright and Mr. Richard C. Brahm, for intervening appellees Tigner et al.


Per Curiam.

The standards for a valid zoning referendum petition have been established by this court in a number of cases. This court has held that the petition must contain an accurate and unambiguous summary of the issue sought to be submitted to the electorate. If the summary is misleading, inaccurate, or contains material omissions which would confuse the average person, the petition is invalid and may not form the basis for submission to a vote. Markus...

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