State Ex Rel. Cincinnati for Pension Reform v. Hamilton County Board of Elections

{¶ 1} Relators, Cincinnati for Pension Reform and electors Douglas Robinson and Gary Greenberg (collectively, “CPR”) qualified an initiative to amend the Cincinnati City Charter for the November 5, 2013 ballot. However, CPR objects to the ballot language adopted by respondent Hamilton County Board of Elections to describe the proposed amendment. CPR seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the board to adopt new ballot language and to compel respondent Jon Husted, Ohio secretary of state, to approve the new language approved by the board.

{¶ 2} We find that the board abused its discretion by…