State ex rel. Vanderwerf v. Warren

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Relator contends that the referendum petitions are invalid because the copy of the resolution which was filed with the county auditor prior to the circulation of the petitions was not verified by oath or affidavit. This was the meaning ascribed to the language of Section 305.33, Revised Code,* by our recent per curiam opinion in State, ex rel. Clink, v. Smith, 16 Ohio St. 2d 1.

At first glance, it would appear that Clink is dispositive of the instant case, since the similarities are more than casual. There, as here, the copy of the resolution which was filed with the county auditor was not…