Campaign to Elect Larry Carver Sheriff v. Campaign to Elect Anthony Stankiewicz Sheriff

{¶ 1} Relator Larry Carver and respondent Anthony Stankiewicz are candidates for the office of Sheriff of Portage County, Ohio, at the March 2, 2004 primary election. R.C. 311.01(B)(9) requires an elected sheriff either to meet certain academic criteria or to have “at least two years of supervisory experience as a peace officer at the rank of corporal or above.” In assessing Stankiewicz’s *257qualifications to be a candidate for sheriff, the Portage County Board of Elections requested that Stankiewicz provide an outline of his duties as Chief Security Officer and Bailiff for the Portage County…