Markus v. Trumbull County Board of Elections

Where statutory provisions relative to the submission of a referendum to the voters have not been complied with, that submission may be enjoined. Cf. Cincinnati v. Hillenbrand (1921), 103 Ohio St. 286, 133 N. E. 556; Pfeifer v. Graves (1913), 88 Ohio St. 473, 104 N. E. 529.

The petitions involved in this case were filed pursuant to R. C. 519.12, which requires that they be filed with the board of township trustees within 30 days after the adoption of the zoning amendment, that they be “signed by a number of qualified voters residing in the unincorporated area of the township or part thereof…