Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Nichols v. Vinton County Bd. of Elections
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided October 23, 1985No. 85-1537PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam..
A candidate for township trustee must be a resident of the township where he seeks office. R.C. 503.24, 503.241 and 3503.01.
R.C. 3503.02 sets forth the rules for determining residence and provides in part:
“(A) That place shall be considered the residence of a person in which his habitation is fixed and to which, whenever he is absent, he has the intention of returning.
“(B) A person shall not be considered to have lost his residence who leaves his home and goes into another state or county of this state, for temporary purposes only, with the intention of returning.
“(C) A person…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sullivan v. State Ex Rel. O'ConnorOhio Supreme Court · 1932
- Pierce v. BrushartOhio Supreme Court · 1950
- State ex rel. Morrison v. Franklin County Board of ElectionsOhio Supreme Court · 1980
3Cited by5 opinions
- Portis v. Summit County Board of ElectionsOhio Supreme Court · 1993
- State ex rel. Herdman v. Franklin County Board of ElectionsOhio Supreme Court · 1993
- State Ex Rel. Durkin v. Mahoning County Board of ElectionsOhio Court of Appeals · 1996
- Portis v. Summit Cty. Bd. of ElectionsOhio Supreme Court · 1993
- State ex rel. Herdman v. Franklin Cty. Bd. of ElectionsOhio Supreme Court · 1993