State ex rel. Balas-Bratton v. Husted

{¶ 1} In this expedited election case, we consider a challenge to George Maier’s appearance on the primary ballot for Stark County sheriff. Last year, we ousted Maier from that same office. State ex rel. Swanson v. Maier, 137 Ohio St.3d 400, 2013-Ohio-4767, 999 N.E.2d 639. After his ouster, Maier obtained full-time employment as a Harrison County deputy sheriff. The Stark County Democratic Central Committee (“DCC”) apparently believed that this employment cured the defect in his qualifications identified in Swanson and once again appointed him Stark County sheriff. So that he can run for that…