State ex rel. Newell v. Tuscarawas County Board of Elections

The November 5, 1963, May 6, 1969, December 9, 1969, May 5, 1970, November 4, 1975, and November 7, 1977 levies for the Newcomerstown Exempted Village School District provide over twenty mills of the 42.60 total voter-approved operating mills for the school district. On August 21, 2001, petitions were filed with respondent Tuscarawas County Board of Elections pursuant to R.C. 5705.261 to submit issues proposing the repeal of these levies to the electors of the school district.

On September 10, 2001, twenty days after the petitions were filed with the board, relator, Charles E. Newell, a…