State ex rel. Hinkle v. Franklin County Board of Elections

The principal issue presented in this case is: Does Am.Sub. H.B. No. 200 violate Section 15(D), Article II of the Ohio Constitution in that the bill contains more than one subject? For reasons that follow, we hold that Am.Sub.H.B. No. 200, as it was enacted, is unconstitutional under Section 15(D), Article II, and, therefore, that the board of elections cannot invalidate this local option petition pursuant to Section 7 of that bill. Having held this, we need not also decide whether Section 7 is invalid for the other reason Hinkle asserts — that it violates Section 28, Article II of the Ohio…