# State ex rel. Watson v. Hamilton County Board of Elections

> Ohio Supreme Court · February 28, 2000 · 88 Ohio St. 3d 239

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/6781180

## Case

- **Full name:** The State ex rel. Watson v. Hamilton County Board of Elections
- **Court:** Ohio Supreme Court
- **Decided:** February 28, 2000
- **Citations:** 88 Ohio St. 3d 239; 725 N.E.2d 255
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Pfeifer
- **Judges:** Cook, Douglas, Moyer, Pfeifer, Resnigk, Stratton, Sweeney
- **Cited by:** 20 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- stating that "not every statutory restriction limiting the field of candidates need advance a compelling state interest"
- noting that "a law severely burdens voting rights if it discriminates based on political content instead of neutral factors or if there are few alternative means of access to the ballot"
- applying presumption of constitutionality to statute setting forth qualifications for office of sheriff

## Opinion text

Pfeifer, J.,
dissenting. I would find R.C. 311.01 unconstitutional for the reasons stated in my dissenting opinion in State ex rel. Wolfe v. Delaware Cty. Bd. of Elections (2000), 88 Ohio St.3d 182 , 724 N.E.2d 771 .

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