State ex rel. Carr v. Cuyahoga County Board of Elections

Carr first argues that both protests were untimely filed under R.C. 3513.263,1 that the second protest was not filed by a qualified elector eligible to vote for the candidate, as required by R.C. 3513.263, and that the board abused its discretion by hearing the protests. However, we have allowed the board to examine and act on petitions regardless of the timeliness of the protest, see State, ex rel. Hinkle, v. Franklin Cty. Bd. of Elections (1991), 62 Ohio St.3d 145, 580 N.E.2d 767, and even absent any protest, State, ex rel. Ehring, v. Bliss (1951), 155 Ohio St. 99, 44 O.O. 117, 97 N.E.2d…