State ex rel. Flak v. Betras (Slip Opinion)

*330*244{¶ 1} This expedited election matter concerns two efforts to place proposed amendments to the Youngstown City Charter on the November 2017 ballot: the People's Bill of Rights for Fair Elections and Access to Local Government ("the Elections Amendment"),1 and the "Youngstown Drinking Water Protection Bill of Rights" ("the Water Amendment").2 Relators seek writs of mandamus to compel respondents, the Mahoning County Board of Elections and its individual members,3 to certify relators' petitions to place the proposed amendments on the ballot. We deny the writs.

Background

The Elections…