Taft v. Cuyahoga County Board of Elections

{¶ 1} This is an appeal from a judgment declaring a tie vote in an election contest and certifying the ruling to a board of elections. Because the common pleas court erred by failing to conduct an evidentiary hearing, we reverse the judgment and remand the cause to the common pleas court for further proceedings.

November 8, 2005 Election

{¶ 2} On November 8, 2005, an election was held for four at-large council seats in the city of Pepper Pike, Ohio. Six candidates ran for the four council seats. On November 30, 2005, appellee Cuyahoga County Board of Elections certified that appellee Frederick…