State ex rel. Twitchell v. Saferin (Slip Opinion)
Ohio Supreme Court
1Per curiam
*52*366{¶ 1} In this expedited election case, relators, Bryan Twitchell, Julian C. Mack, and Sean M. Nestor, seek a writ of mandamus to compel respondent Lucas County Board of Elections1 to place a proposed charter amendment on the November 6, 2018 general-election ballot. For the reasons set forth below, we deny the writ.
Background
{¶ 2} On August 6, 2018, Twitchell, Mack, and Nestor submitted part-petitions in support of a proposed amendment to the Toledo City Charter entitled the Lake Erie Bill of Rights ("LEBOR"). The LEBOR would declare that Lake Erie and the Lake Erie watershed "possess the…
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