State ex rel. Steele v. Morrissey

{¶ 1} Relators, Steve Steele, Mark Gray, and Joseph Minney, are electors of the city of Chillicothe, Ohio, who are members of a committee filing a petition proposing an ordinance establishing minimum staffing levels in the Chillicothe Fire Department. On July 20, 2004, relators filed a precirculation copy of the initiative petition with respondent Chillicothe Auditor William D. Morrissey. The petition was presented on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State of Ohio and in accordance with the instructions of an employee of respondent Ross County Board of Elections.

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