STATE EX REL. McGINN v. WALKER

No. 2017-1164.

151 Ohio St.3d 199 (2017)

2017-Ohio-7714

THE STATE EX REL. McGINN ET AL. v. WALKER ET AL.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided September 21, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry J. Lodge , for relators.

Keller J. Blackburn , Athens County Prosecuting Attorney, and Zachary L. Saunders , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for Athens County respondents.

S. Forrest Thompson , Medina County Prosecuting Attorney, and Michael K. Lyons , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for Medina County respondents.

Porter, Wright, Morris, & Arthur, L.L.P., and L. Bradfield Hughes , urging denial of the writs for amici curiae Affiliated Construction Trades Ohio Foundation, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Royalty Owners, and the American Petroleum Institute.

Chad A. Endsley , Leah F. Curtis , and Amy M. Milam , urging denial of the writs for amicus curiae Ohio Farm Bureau Federation.

FISCHER, J., dissents, with an opinion joined by O'NEILL, J.


{¶ 1} In this expedited election matter, relators, the members of the Athens County and Medina County Committees of Petitioners,1 seek writs of mandamus to compel respondents, their respective county boards of elections,2 to certify initiative petitions to the November...

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