State Ex Rel. Murray v. Scioto County Board of Elections

{¶ 1} This is an expedited election action for writs of mandamus and prohibition to prevent respondents, the Scioto County Board of Elections and its members, from conducting a December 7, 2010 special election on a mayoral recall. Because the board of elections neither abused its discretion nor clearly disregarded applicable law by determining that the recall petition contained a sufficient number of valid signatures, we deny the writ of prohibition. We dismiss the mandamus claim for lack of jurisdiction.

Facts

Recall Petition

{¶ 2} Relator, M. Jane Murray, is the mayor of the city of…