State ex rel. Twitchell v. Saferin (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 43} I respectfully dissent and would hold that portions of 2016 Sub.H.B. No. 463 ("H.B. 463") are unconstitutional for the reasons stated in my separate opinion in State ex rel. Khumprakob v. Mahoning Cty. Bd. of Elections , 153 Ohio St.3d 581, 2018-Ohio-1602, 109 N.E.3d 1184, ¶ 42 (Fischer, J., concurring in judgment only).

I. The Constitutionality of R.C. 3501.11(K) Is Ripe for Review

{¶ 44} As I have previously discussed, I believe that R.C. 3501.11(K) contains language raising separation-of-powers concerns. See, e.g. , State ex rel. Bolzenius v. Preisse , 155 Ohio St.3d 45,…