State ex rel. Heffelfinger v. Brunner

{¶ 1} This is an expedited election case for a writ of mandamus to compel the secretary of state to, among other things, certify a referendum petition as sufficient and to place the law being challenged by the petition on the November 6, 2007 election ballot. Because relators have not established either a clear legal right to the requested extraordinary relief or a corresponding clear legal duty on the part of the secretary of state to provide it, we deny the writ.

{¶ 2} On May 22, 2007, the General Assembly enacted Sub.S.B. No. 16 (“S.B. 16”), which became law without the governor’s approval.…