State ex rel. Ohio Democratic Party v. Blackwell

(¶ 1} This is an expedited election case in mandamus to compel the Secretary of State to perform certain acts allegedly required by Ohio’s Campaign Finance Law. Because we lack subject-matter jurisdiction to determine in an original *247action whether the specified campaign-finance-law provisions have been violated, we dismiss the cause.

{¶ 2} On September 7, 2006, relator, Ohio Democratic Party, filed this action for a writ of mandamus to compel respondent, Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell, to (1) “inform Common Sense 2006 that its electioneering communication disclosure statements…