STATE EX REL. COOVER v. HUSTED

No. 2016-1247.

148 Ohio St.3d 332 (2016)

2016-Ohio-5794

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided September 13, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Kinsman and Terry J. Lodge , for relators.

Michael DeWine , Attorney General, and Nicole M. Koppitch and Brodi J. Conover , Assistant Attorneys General, for respondent Secretary of State Jon Husted.

Keller J. Blackburn , Athens County Prosecuting Attorney, and Zachary L. Saunders , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for respondents Athens County Board of Elections and its members.

Victor V. Vigluicci , Portage County Prosecuting Attorney, and Denise L. Smith and Charmine Ballard , Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for respondents Portage County Board of Elections and its members.

Chad A. Endsley , Leah F. Curtis , and Amy M. Milam , urging denial of the writ for amici curiae Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, Athens-Meigs Farm Bureau, and Portage County Farm Bureau.

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.

Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, L.L.P., Lisa Babish Forbes , Aaron M. Williams , and Natalia Cabrera , urging denial of the writ for amicus curiae Ohio Oil and Gas Association.

O'NEILL, J., dissents, with an opinion.


{¶ 1} This is an expedited election case in which relators seek a writ of mandamus requiring respondents, Secretary of State Jon Husted and the boards of elections of Athens, Meigs, and Portage Counties ("the boards of elections"),1 to place proposed...

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