State Ex Rel. Yeager v. Richland County Board of Elections

{¶ 1} This is an expedited election action by relator, Carl H. Yeager Jr., for a writ of mandamus to compel respondents, the Richland County Board of Elections and its members (“the board”), to place his name on the November 5, 2013 ballot as the Republican Party candidate for the Mansfield City Council, representing the 5th Ward. Because the board acted in disregard of clearly established law by refusing to place Yeager’s name on the ballot, we grant the writ.

Facts

{¶ 2} Yeager submitted a declaration of candidacy to the Richland County Board of Elections on January 31, 2013, declaring his…