State ex rel. Bogart v. Cuyahoga County Board of Elections

R.C. 731.28 through 731.41 set forth a statutory procedure for municipal initiative and referendum. R.C. 731.32 requires, in cities, that those who propose a referendum on an ordinance must file a certified copy of the ordinance with the city auditor before circulating the referendum petition. Beachwood has a city auditor. The Committee to Preserve Beachwood did not file a certified copy of the ordinance with the auditor, but filed it instead with the clerk of council/director of finance. Hence, relator argues, there was no compliance with the statute, as required by this court’s decision in…