Legal Opinion
The City of Akron v. Eugene Leonard Bell
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 27, 1981No. 81-3493PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
The City of Akron appeals from the decision of the District Court holding unconstitutional the requirement in Akron’s City Charter § 28(1) and Ohio Revised Code § 731.02, that a candidate for City council be a resident of Akron for one year. The further requirement that candidates representing a ward in the city reside for one year in the ward was also found unconstitutional. Council members in Akron are elected both from wards and city-wide.
Plaintiff-appellee has resided in the City of Akron for over one year. However, his residéncy in Ward 10 commenced February 6, 1981, less than…
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