Legal Opinion
Pestrak v. Ohio Elections Commission
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 27, 1991No. Nos. 88-3131, 88-3132PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
Walter Pestrak brought this suit to complain about the actions of the Ohio Elections Commission in several aspects of its function as the “policer of clean elections” under authority granted to it by the Ohio legislature. The Commission assessed the truthfulness of statements made by Pest-rak as a candidate, damaged his campaign both by investigating certain statements made by Pestrak and by finding probable cause to believe he violated Ohio law by making false statements, and ultimately recommended criminal prosecution, although no prosecution was brought.
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