Legal Opinion
Service Employees International Union District 1199 v. Ohio Elections Commission
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided October 26, 2004No. 04AP-182PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Peggy Bryant, Judge.
{¶ 1} Appellant, Service Employees International Union District 1199 (“SEIU”), appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas affirming a final determination of appellee, Ohio Elections Commission (“OEC” or “commission”), that found that SEIU had violated R.C. 3517.22(B)(2) by publishing a false statement in a campaign opposing passage of a proposed tax levy in Cuyahoga County. Because the record lacks evidence of the necessary malice to support the commission’s determination, we reverse.
{¶ 2} In early 2003, the Cuyahoga County Commissioners placed on…
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