Hunter v. Britten

Skow, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} This matter is before the court on a petition for a writ of mandamus. Relators, Lynn Hunter, William A. Schwartz, Kimberly A. Schwartz, William D. Kahl, and Pamela Neal, seek a writ of mandamus from this court ordering respondents, Perrysburg Township, the Trustees of Perrysburg Township — Gary Britten, Craig LaHote, and Robert Mack — and the Perrysburg Fiscal Officer, Shirley Haar, to certify referendum petitions to the Wood County Board of Elections.

{¶ 2} We issued an alternative writ, ordering respondents either to certify the referendum petitions as requested…