In Re Contest of Election Held on Stark County Issue 6

{¶ 1} These are consolidated appeals and a cross-appeal from a judgment of the Stark County Court of Common Pleas setting aside a November 8, 2011 election on Issue 6 in Lake Township, Stark County, Ohio, that approved expansion of the Uniontown Police District to include all of Lake Township’s unincorporated territory and levied a property tax for that purpose. Because the common pleas court did not err in setting aside the election, we affirm the judgment.

Facts

{¶ 2} On June 27, 2011, the Lake Township Board of Trustees adopted a resolution to submit to a vote a proposal to expand the…