STATE EX REL. ABERNATHY v. BD. OF ELEC.

No. 2018-1824.

125 N.E.3d 832 (2019)

156 Ohio St.3d 238

2019-Ohio-201

The STATE EX REL. ABERNATHY v. LUCAS COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided January 23, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McTigue & Colombo, L.L.C., Donald J. McTigue , Columbus, J. Corey Colombo , Derek S. Clinger , Columbus, and Ben F.C. Wallace , for relator.

Julia R. Bates , Lucas County Prosecuting Attorney, and John A. Borell , Kevin A. Pituch , and Evy M. Jarrett , Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for respondent.

Terry J. Lodge , Toledo, for intervening respondents.

Bricker & Eckler, L.L.P., Bryan M. Smeenk , Anne Marie Sferra , and Maria J. Armstrong , Columbus, urging granting of the writ for amici curiae, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association, Ohio Pork Council, Ohio Soybean Association, and Ohio Dairy Producers Association.


{¶ 1} In this expedited election case, relator, Josh Abernathy, seeks a writ of prohibition to compel respondent, the Lucas County Board of Elections, to remove the Lake Erie Bill of Rights ("LEBOR"),1 a proposed amendment to the Toledo City Charter, from the February 26, 2019 special-election...

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