Maschari v. Tone

{¶ 1} On April 24, 1998, appellee Erie County Board of Elections voted not to challenge voters concerning their party affiliation at primary elections. On January 30, 2004, the board of elections defeated a motion to rescind the April 24, 1998 action.

{¶ 2} On March 2, 2004, Erie County held a Democratic Party primary election to nominate a candidate for the office of Judge of the Erie County Common Pleas Court for the term commencing January 1, 2005. Appellant, Ann B. Maschari, the incumbent common pleas court judge, and appellee Tygh Mathew Tone were the two candidates for the nomination. On…