State ex rel. Chance v. Mahoning County Board of Elections

In extraordinary actions reviewing the decision of a board of elections, the standard is whether the board engaged in fraud, corruption, abuse of discretion, or clear disregard of statutes or applicable legal provisions. State ex rel. Rife v. Franklin Cty. Bd. of Elections (1994), 70 Ohio St.3d 632, 633-634, 640 N.E.2d 522, 523-524.

The board determined that Chance did not satisfy the law enforcement training certificate requirement to be a candidate for sheriff. R.C. 311.01(B) provides:

“[N]o person is eligible to be a candidate for sheriff and no person shall be elected or appointed to the…