State ex rel. Lewis v. Rolston

{¶ 1} This is an original action for a writ of mandamus to compel a village fiscal officer to certify the sufficiency and validity of an initiative petition to the Clinton County Board of Elections for placement of the proposed ordinance on the November 6, 2007 election ballot. Because a fiscal officer has no duty to do so when a relator does not file a precirculation certified copy of the proposed ordinance, we deny the writ.

{¶ 2} Relator, William C. Lewis, is an elector, resident, and taxpayer of the village of Sabina. Lewis is part of a committee formed in May 2007 to propose an ordinance.…