STATE EX REL. JONES v. HUSTED

No. 2016-1164.

147 Ohio St.3d 341 (2016)

2016-Ohio-5681

THE STATE EX REL. JONES ET AL. v. HUSTED ET AL.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided September 6, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Kinsman and Terry J. Lodge , for relators.

Michael DeWine , Attorney General, and Nicole M. Koppitch and Steven T. Voigt , Assistant Attorneys General, for respondent Secretary of State Jon Husted.

Dean Holman , Medina County Prosecuting Attorney, and William L. Thorne , Brian M. Richter , and Lee R. Potts , Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for respondents Medina County Board of Elections and its members.

The Law Firm of Curt C. Hartman and Curt C. Hartman , urging denial of the writ for amici curiae Michael K. Baach, Northern Medina County Chamber Alliance, Greater Medina Chamber of Commerce, Medina County Economic Development Corporation, and Wadsworth Area Chamber of Commerce.

Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, L.L.P., L. Bradfield Hughes , and Kathleen M. Trafford , urging denial of the writ for amici curiae Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Affiliated Construction Trades Ohio Foundation, and the American Petroleum Institute.

McTigue & Colombo, L.L.C., and Donald J. McTigue , urging denial of the writ for amici curiae Affiliated Construction Trades Ohio Foundation and the American Petroleum Institute.

Dinsmore & Shohl, L.L.P., Thomas A. Luebbers , and Michael T. Dean , urging denial of the writ for amicus curiae County Commissioners Association of Ohio.

Chad A. Endsley , Leah F. Curtis , and Amy M. Milan , urging denial of the writ for amici curiae Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and Medina County Farm Bureau.

FRENCH, J., concurs in judgment only and would deny the writ on the authority of , 2015-Ohio-3749, .


{¶ 1} This is an election case in which relators seek a writ of mandamus requiring respondents, Secretary of State Jon Husted and the Medina County Board of Elections, to place a proposed charter for Medina County on the ballot at the November 8, 2016 general election. We conclude that relators are not entitled to the writ...

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