The State ex rel. Letohiovote.Org et al.
v.
Brunner, Secy. of State.
Supreme Court of Ohio.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Submitted September 2, 2009.
Decided September 21, 2009.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Langdon Law, L.L.C., David R. Langdon, Thomas W. Kidd Jr., and Bradley M. Peppo; Jones Day, Michael A. Carvin, Douglas R. Cole, and Chad A. Readler, for relators.
Richard Cordray, Attorney General, and Richard N. Coglianese, Erick D. Gale, and Pearl M. Chin, Assistant Attorneys General, for respondent.
Richard Cordray, Attorney General, Benjamin C. Mizer, Solicitor General, Alexandra T. Schimmer, Chief Deputy Solicitor General, David M. Lieberman, Deputy Solicitor, and William C. Becker, Assistant Attorney General, for intervening respondents.
Maurice A. Thompson, urging granting of the writ for amici curiae the Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions, Citizens in Charge, Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending & Taxes, Ohio Citizen Action, and the Ohio Freedom Alliance.
Matthew J. Burkhart and J. Michael Johnson, urging granting of the writ for amici curiae ATM Education, Buckeye Christian Schools Association, Church Coalition for Decency, Citizens for Community Values, Citizens Media Group/Christian Citizen USA, Constitution Party of Ohio, Eagle Forum of Ohio, Eischen Financial Group, Evangelical Fellowship Chapel, Family First PAC, Grove City Church of the Nazarene, Homemakers for America, Institute for Principled Policy, Jobs Plus Employment Network, Mission America, New Hope Christian Center, Ohio Governmental Prayer Alliance, Pass the Salt Ministries, Richland Community Family Coalition, the Ridge Project, Inc., Rocky Fork Formulas, Inc., Sanctity of Life Foundation, Touch the World Ministry, Inc., Vandalia United Methodist Church, Victory in Truth Ministries, Women Influencing the Nation, Pastor Peter J. Foxx, Ronald Hood, Stephen J. Koob, Twyla Roman, and Pastor Wayne W. Scott.
Ulmer & Berne, L.L.P., and Donald J. Mooney Jr., urging denial of the writ for amici curiae Ohio Federation of Teachers, Ohio School Business Officials Association, Ohio Association of Public School Employees, Eve Bolton, and Jane Simon.
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, L.L.P., and Suzanne K. Richards, Richard D. Schuster, Michael R. Thomas, and Michael J. Hendershot, urging denial of the writ for amici curiae Ohio Council of Retail Merchants and Ohio Farm Bureau Federation.
Supreme Court of Ohio.
O'DONNELL, J.
{¶ 1} LetOhioVote.org, a ballot-issue committee, and Thomas E. Brinkman Jr., David Hansen, and Gene Pierce, Ohio resident-electors and members of LetOhioVote.org, filed this original action seeking a writ of mandamus to compel the secretary of state to treat the video-lottery-terminal ("VLT") provisions of 2009 Am.Sub.H.B. No. 1 ("H.B. 1") as subject to referendum and to discharge her duties pursuant to Article II of the Ohio Constitution...
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