State ex rel. Khumprakob v. Mahoning Cty. Bd. of Elections (Slip Opinion)

*1185 *582 {¶ 1} In this case, relators, four Youngstown electors, 1 seek a writ of mandamus to compel respondents, the Mahoning County Board of Elections and its members (collectively, "the board"), to place a proposed amendment to the Youngstown city charter-a so-called "Youngstown Drinking Water Protection Bill of Rights"-on the May 2018 ballot. The proposed charter amendment, if adopted by Youngtown's electors, would in general terms (1) recognize certain rights of Youngstown residents and of "ecosystems and natural communities within the city" to "clean water, air, and soil" and to be free from…