STATE EX REL. SIMONETTI v. SUMMIT CTY. BD. OF ELECTIONS

No. 2017-1293.

151 Ohio St.3d 50 (2017)

2017-Ohio-8115

THE STATE EX REL. SIMONETTI v. SUMMIT COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS ET AL.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided October 6, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stark & Knoll Co., L.P.A., and Harry A. Tipping , for relator.

Sherri Bevan Walsh , Summit County Prosecuting Attorney, and Peter W. Nischt and John F. Galonski , Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for respondent Summit County Board of Elections.

Michael DeWine , Attorney General, and Heather L. Buchanan and Steven T. Voigt , Assistant Attorneys General, for respondent Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted.


{¶ 1} The issue in this original action seeking a writ of mandamus is whether the name of relator, Joseph A. Simonetti, must be placed on the November 7, 2017 ballot as a candidate for a city-council position. Because respondents, the Summit County Board of Elections and Secretary of State Jon Husted, did not abuse their discretion...

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