State ex rel. Kilby v. Summit Cty. Bd. of Elections
Annotate this CaseThis was an expedited election case for writs of mandamus and prohibition to find Akron Ordinance No. 271-2012 to be invalid and to order Respondents, the Summit County board of elections and the secretary of state of Ohio, to reconvene forthwith and adopt ballot language that properly described the proposed charter amendment for the November 6, 2012 general election. The Supreme Court denied the writs, holding that Relator did not establish his entitlement to the requested extraordinary relief, as (1) the proposed charter amendment did not violate the Akron Charter; and (2) the board of elections and secretary of state did not abuse their discretion or clearly disregard applicable law by rejecting Relator's argument concerning the approved ballot language, and the ballot language for the proposed charter amendment approved by the board of elections and secretary of state properly described the amendment.
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