State Ex Rel. Coble v. Lucas County Board of Elections

{¶ 1} This is an expedited election case in which a prospective candidate for municipal court judge seeks a writ of mandamus to compel a board of elections to place his name on the November 8, 2011 election ballot. Because the prospective candidate has established his entitlement to the requested extraordinary relief, we grant the writ.

Facts

{¶ 2} Relator, John Coble, was admitted to practice law in Ohio in 1984, is in good standing, and has been a resident of Ottawa Hills1 since 1999. According to Coble, he is fully qualified by age, residence, education, standing, and experience to be a…