State ex rel. Jacquemin v. Union Cty. Bd. of Elections (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 1} Relators, Paul and Mary Jacquemin, seek extraordinary relief to prevent a referendum from appearing on the November 2016 ballot. We grant a writ of mandamus against respondent, the Union County Board of Elections.

Background,

{¶ 2} On December 23, 2015, the Jerome Township Board of Trustees held a public hearing to consider a rezoning application filed by the Schottenstein Real Estate Group. The application sought a “mixed-use” designation for three parcels of land, two owned by the Jacquemins and a third one owned by Arthur and Elizabeth Wesner.

{¶ 3} By a two-to-one vote, the trustees…