STATE EX REL. RIFE v. FRANKLIN CTY. BD. OF ELECTIONS

No. 94-1908.

70 Ohio St.3d 632 (1994)

THE STATE EX REL. RIFE v. FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS ET AL.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided October 4, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred J. Milligan, for relator.

Michael Miller, Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, Harland H. Hale and John B. Kahle, Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for respondent.

Bricker & Eckler, Richard S. Lovering, Andrew A. Folkerth and Michael D. Smith, for intervening respondent.


Per Curiam.

We may set aside the decision of a board of elections and grant a writ of mandamus to compel a referendum election where fraud, corruption, abuse of discretion, or a clear disregard of statutes or applicable legal provisions is shown. State ex rel. Zonders v. Delaware Cty. Bd. of Elections (1994), 69 Ohio St.3d 5, 7, 630 N.E.2d 313, 314-315. Rife argues...

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