State ex rel. Ebersole v. Delaware Cty. Bd. of Elections (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 1} On June 17, 2014, the city council of Powell, Ohio, approved Ordinance No. 2014-10, a development plan for property in downtown Powell. In response, relators, Brian Ebersole, Sharon Valvona, and Thomas Happensack, formed a committee to circulate petitions to place three items on the November 4, 2014 ballot: a referendum to block Ordinance No. 2014-10 from taking effect, an initiative to pass an ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 2014-10, and an amendment to the city charter that would, among other things, nullify Ordinance No. 2014-10.

{¶ 2} The city council approved the referendum and…