Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Vickers v. Summit County Council
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided October 21, 2002No. 2002-1650PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Per curiam
{¶ 1} Relators, Kristina L. Vickers, Brian K. Hatfield, and Bryan C. Williams, are members of a committee formed to file a petition proposing an amendment to the Charter of Summit County, Ohio. The amendment would establish term limits for certain county offices. The petition contained the following election-falsification statement in boldface capital letters below the circulator statement: “THE PENALTY FOR ELECTION FALSIFICATION IS IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN SIX MONTHS OR A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $1,000, OR BOTH.”
{¶ 2} On September 5, 2002, relators submitted their petition to respondent…
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