The State Ex Rel. Flanagan v. Lucas, Sheriff

{¶ 1} In this quo warranto case, relator, Dick Flanagan, challenges the qualifications of respondent, David Lucas, who was elected to the office of Belmont County sheriff and sworn in on January 7, 2013. Flanagan claims that Lucas did not meet the qualifications to be a candidate for sheriff under R.C. 311.01, because he had not been a full-time peace officer since he retired in October 2007 and had also not held a qualifying supervisory position. Flanagan also asserts that as the only candidate on the ballot in November 2012 who did qualify under R.C. 311.01, he is entitled to the office. In…