Hughes v. Brown

Young, Judge.

This matter is before the court upon the appeal of Sherrod Brown, Ohio Secretary of State, from the trial court’s decision that a quo warranto proceeding or a hearing brought pursuant to R.C. 3.07 must be conducted before the forfeiture of public office, as outlined in R.C. 2961.01, may be invoked.

The appellee, Martin J. Hughes, was appointed March 1, 1986, as a member of the Board of Elections of Cuyahoga County. The appellee’s term on the board of elections is scheduled to expire on February 28, 1990. On November 13, 1987, the appellee was convicted of a felony under the laws…