State ex rel. Committee for the Referendum of Ordinance No. 3543-00 v. White

Relators have not established a clear legal right to have the ordinance submitted to the electorate or a corresponding clear legal duty on the part of respondents to do so.

Section 13.2 of the North Ridgeville Charter specifies city council’s authority after its clerk determines that a referendum petition is sufficient:

‘Within thirty (30) days after the enactment by Council, of any ordinance or resolution which may be subject to a referendum under the laws of the State of Ohio, a petition signed by no less than ten percent (10%) of the total electors voting at the last preceding November…