State Ex Rel. Monroe v. Mahoning County Board of Elections

{¶ 1} Relator, Cecil Monroe, seeks a writ of prohibition to prohibit respondent, the Mahoning County Board of Elections, from placing the name of Demaine Kitchen on the November 5, 2013 general election ballot as an independent candidate for the office of mayor of Youngstown. Monroe contends that Kitchen is actually a Democrat and that his profession of independence was not made in good faith, as required by R.C. 3513.257 and Morrison v. Colley, 467 F.3d 503 (6th Cir.2006).

{¶ 2} We find that Monroe has failed to satisfy his burden of proof and deny the writ. In addition, we deny Monroe’s…