State ex rel. Graham v. Board of Elections

Pursuant to Sections 3 and 7 of Article XVIII of the Ohio Constitution, the “home rule” provisions, a charter municipality may adopt for municipal elections a method of selecting municipal officers different than the method of elections provided for by the legislature. State, ex rel. Haffner, v. Green (1953), 160 Ohio St. 189; State, ex rel. Bindas, v. Andrish (1956), 165 Ohio St. 441. The question here is whether Lakewood, a charter municipality, has exercised the “home rule” privilege to the extent that R. C. 3513.191 does not apply to McNally or other Lakewood city council candidates.

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