Whitman v. Hamilton County Board of Elections

{¶ 1} In February 2002, Frederick D. Nelson filed a declaration of candidacy and a petition for the Republican Party nomination for judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Hamilton County, Ohio, for the full term commencing February 10, 2003. Nelson subsequently won the May 7, 2002 primary election and is the Republican Party candidate for that judgeship in the November 5, 2002 general election. Relator, Bruce B. Whitman, is the Democratic Party candidate in the same election.

{¶ 2} On August 14, 2002, Whitman filed a written protest challenging Nelson’s candidacy with respondent Hamilton County…