State ex rel. City of North Olmsted v. Cuyahoga County Board of Elections

The 2001 filing deadline for elective offices in the city of North Olmsted, relator, was March 9, 2001. On March 30, 2001, the Secretary of State of Ohio issued a proclamation that the population for North Olmsted determined by the 2000 federal census was 34,113. Based on the census, the population for the four wards in North Olmsted are 7,532 (Ward 1), 8,273 (Ward 2), 9,304 (Ward 3), and 9,004 (Ward 4).

After the Secretary of State’s proclamation of the 2000 federal census figures, the North Olmsted City Council held meetings to redistrict the four wards pursuant to Section 7, Article IX of…