State Ex Rel. Greene v. Montgomery County Board of Elections

{¶ 1} This is an appeal as of right from a judgment denying a writ of mandamus to compel the placement of the name of appellant, James R. Greene III, on the May 5, 2009 primary-election ballot for the office of mayor of the city of Dayton, Ohio. Because the court of appeals properly determined that Greene did not establish his entitlement to the writ, we affirm.

{¶ 2} On March 20, 2009, Greene filed a pro se complaint in the Court of Appeals for Montgomery County for a writ of mandamus to compel appellees, the Montgomery County Board of Elections, its members, its director, and its deputy…