State Ex Rel. Scherach v. Lorain County Board of Elections

{¶ 1} This is an expedited election action for a writ of prohibition to prevent a board of elections and its members from placing on the November 3, 2009 general election ballot the name of a person as a candidate to fill the unexpired term of a city law director who had resigned. Because the board of elections did not exercise quasi-judicial authority in certifying the name to the election ballot, we deny the writ.

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Vacancy and Selection of Candidate

{¶ 2} Mark R. Provenza was elected law director of the city of Lorain, Ohio, and served in that office beginning in January 2000. Provenza…