State ex rel. North Main Street Coalition v. Webb

{¶ 1} This is an expedited election case in which initiative petitioners seek a writ of mandamus to compel a village clerk to certify the sufficiency and validity of the petition to the board of elections for placement of a proposed ordinance on the November 8, 2005 election ballot.

{¶ 2} In 2000, the Ohio Department of Transportation (“ODOT”) announced a $200 million, ten-year rail-crossing-safety initiative to “provide railroad grade separations to communities most affected by increased train traffic as a result of the recent acquisition of Conrail by the Norfolk Southern Corporation and CSX…