The State Ex Rel. Abernathy v. Lucas County Board of Elections.
Ohio Supreme Court
1Per curiam
*238 {¶ 1} In this expedited election case, relator, Josh Abernathy, seeks a writ of prohibition to compel respondent, the Lucas County Board of Elections, to remove the Lake Erie Bill of Rights ("LEBOR"), 1 a proposed amendment to the Toledo City Charter, from the February 26, 2019 special-election ballot. We deny the writ.
Background
{¶ 2} On December 4, 2018, the Toledo City Council passed Ordinance 497-18. The ordinance declared that the clerk of council had received sufficient petition signatures to submit the LEBOR to the voters and certified the measure to the board of elections for…
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2Cases cited17 opinions
- State ex rel. Thurn v. Cuyahoga County Board of ElectionsOhio Supreme Court · 1995
- State Ex Rel. Finkbeiner v. Lucas County Board of ElectionsOhio Supreme Court · 2009
- Rust v. Lucas County Board of ElectionsOhio Supreme Court · 2005
- State ex rel. Smart v. McKinleyOhio Supreme Court · 1980
- State ex rel. McCord v. Delaware County Board of ElectionsOhio Supreme Court · 2005
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