State ex rel. Maxcy v. Saferin (Slip Opinion)

*496{¶ 1} In this expedited election case, relators, Rebecca C.S. Maxcy, David Ball, Sandy Bashaw, and Sean M. Nestor, seek a writ of mandamus to compel respondents, the Lucas County Board of Elections and its members, Bruce Saferin, Brenda Hill, Joshua Hughes, and David *1167Karmol, to place a proposed charter amendment on the November 6, 2018 general-election ballot. Because the submission of the proposed charter amendment to the board of elections did not follow the specific procedure outlined in Article XVIII, Sections 8 and 9 of the Ohio Constitution -which require the legislative body of the…