State ex rel. Clark v. Twinsburg
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The Supreme Court granted a limited writ of mandamus ordering the City of Twinburg, City Clerk of Council Shannon Collins, and Law Director Matt Vazzana (collectively, the City) to transmit a referendum petition to the Summit County Board of Elections, holding that Collins had a ministerial duty to transmit the petition to the Board.
At issue was Resolution No. 57-2022, a resolution to confirm the Twinsburg Planning Commission's approval of a final site plan for a proposed development. Clark and three other petitioners filed a referendum petition seeking to place the resolution on the November 8, 2022 general election ballot. After she was advised that the resolution was not subject to referendum, Lynn Clark brought this action seeking a writ of mandamus requiring the City to transmit the referendum petition to the Board. The Supreme Court granted a limited writ, holding that it was not necessary to address whether Resolution No. 57-2022 was subject to referendum because Clark established a right to the requested relief, and Collins had a duty to provide it.
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