State ex rel. Altiere v. Trumbull County Board of Elections

We find that respondent erred by certifying Shaffer’s candidacy, and so we allow the writ of prohibition.

R.C. 311.01(B) states:

“On and after January 1, 1988, except as otherwise provided in this section, no person is eligible to be a candidate for sheriff and no person shall be elected or appointed to the office of sheriff unless that person meets all of the following requirements:

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“(9) Has at least five years of full-time law enforcement experience in which the duties were related to the enforcement of statutes, ordinances, or codes * *

A majority of the respondent board seems to have…