State Ex Rel. Hackley v. Edmonds

The question which we are called upon to decide is whether the recall provisions of the charter of the city of Hamilton violate Section 38 of Article II of the Constitution of Ohio, which reads:

“Laws shall be passed providing for the prompt removal from office, upon complaint and hearing, of all officers, including state officers, judges and members of the General Assembly, for any misconduct involving moral turpitude or for other cause provided by law; and this method of removal shall be in addition to impeachment or other method of removal authorized by the Constitution.”

The charter of the…