noting that the candidate still had a home in Kettering, which is where he intended to return
How later courts described this case
- noting that the candidate still had a home in Kettering, which is where he intended to return
- “Nor could Husted be considered to have gained a residence in Franklin County, which Husted entered for the temporary purpose of state employment only, without the intention of making that county his permanent place of abode.”
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
Pfeifer, J.,
concurring in judgment only.
{¶ 36} For each Ohio citizen, where he or she deems to be home is a highly personal matter. Home is often different from where one is presently living. R.C. 3503.02 attempts to recognize that elusive, emotional connection to “home.” But this particular case is not difficult: considering that R.C. 3503.02 allows voters to retain a residence by relying on a vague notion of intent to return, it must certainly allow all members of the General Assembly to retain their residences in the places they regard to be home while living with their families in the state capital.