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STATE EX REL. WATSON v. HAMILTON CTY. BD. OF ELECTIONS

No. 00-249.

88 Ohio St.3d 239 (2000)

THE STATE EX REL. WATSON v. HAMILTON COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS ET AL.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided February 28, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy G. Mara, for relator.

Michael K. Allen, Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney, and Gordon M. Strauss, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for respondents Hamilton County Board of Elections and its members.

Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General, Arthur J. Marziale, Jr., and David S. Timms, Assistant Attorneys General, for respondent Secretary of State.

Pierce E. Cunningham and Thomas H. Stewart, urging denial of the writ for amicus curiae, Saundra R. Stehlin.

Per Curiam.

Watson asserts that he is entitled to a writ of mandamus to compel the board to certify his candidacy for Hamilton County Sheriff on the March 7 primary election ballot. We will set aside the board's decision to uphold the protest and issue the requested writ of mandamus if Watson establishes that the board's decision resulted from fraud, corruption, abuse of discretion, or clear disregard of applicable law. State ex rel. O'Beirne...

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