State ex rel. Moore v. Malone

' {¶ 1} On April 15, 2002, the Council of the city of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, adopted Ordinance No. 49-2002, which extends certain employment benefits, including health and dental insurance, to registered same-sex domestic partners of city employees.

{¶ 2} Relator, Tracie B. Moore, is a taxpayer and elector of Cleveland Heights and a member of a committee of petitioners seeking a referendum on Ordinance No. 49-2002. Under Section 2, Article VIII of the Cleveland Heights Charter, the petitioners had until May 15, 2002, to file a referendum petition signed by not less than 15 percent of city…