Opinion

State ex rel. Hamilton v. Clinton County Board of Elections

  • 67 Ohio St. 3d 556
  • 621 N.E.2d 391
  • 1993 Ohio LEXIS 2318
Court
Ohio Supreme Court
Filed
Sep 14, 1993
Status
Published
Author
Pfeifer
On the bench
Douglas, Moyer, Pfeifer, Resnick, Sweeney, Wright
Cited by
20 cases

involving identical language in R.C. 303.12(H)

How later courts described this case

  • involving identical language in R.C. 303.12(H)

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

Pfeifer, J.,

dissenting. This election case arises out of the Clinton County Board of Elections’ determination that a referendum on a resolution passed by the Clinton County Board of Commissioners not be added to the November ballot because the petition calling for the referendum contained an inaccurate summary of the resolution at issue.

The relators’ summary is as accurate as one could reasonably expect without restating the entire resolution. Given the complexity of the resolution, even a complete restatement may not have been any more instructive to voters.

I am confident that the summary of the resolution would allow the residents of Clinton County to understand the ballot issue. Since relators have filed a *563 referendum petition with the required number of signatures, I would grant the writ to allow the election to go forward.

Douglas, J., concurs in the foregoing dissenting opinion.

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