The State Ex Rel. Mahoney v. Lucas County Bd. of Elections.

• Citation: 2011 -Ohio- 4551,130 Ohio St.3d 29,955 N.E.2d 935
• Decision Date: 09 September 2011
• Docket Number: No. 2011–1386.,2011–1386.
• Parties: The STATE ex rel. MAHONEYv.LUCAS COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
• Court: Ohio Supreme Court

130 Ohio St.3d 29

955 N.E.2d 935

2011 -Ohio- 4551

The STATE ex rel. MAHONEY

v.LUCAS COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS.

No. 2011–1386.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Submitted Sept. 6, 2011.Decided Sept. 9, 2011.

OPINION TEXT STARTS HEREIn Mandamus.Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, L.L.P., Douglas G. Haynam, Toledo, and Michael J. O'Callaghan, Columbus, for relator.Julia R. Bates, Lucas County Prosecuting Attorney, and Andrew K. Ranazzi, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for respondent.Michael DeWine, Attorney General, and Richard N. Coglianese, Erick D. Gale, and Michael Schuler, Assistant Attorneys General, for intervening respondent, Secretary of State Jon Husted.PER CURIAM.

{¶ 1} Based on our decision in State ex rel. Coble v. Lucas Cty. Bd. of Elections, 130 Ohio St.3d 132, 2011-Ohio-4550, ––– N.E.2d ––––, we grant a writ of mandamus to compel respondent, Lucas County Board of Elections, to place the name of relator, Neal Mahoney, on the November 8, 2011 election ballot as a candidate for Sylvania Township Trustee.

Writ granted.

O'CONNOR, C.J., and O'DONNELL, CUPP, and MCGEE BROWN, JJ., concur.PFEIFER and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., concur in judgment.LANZINGER, J., dissents.LANZINGER, J., dissenting.

{¶ 2} For the reasons stated in my dissent in State ex rel. Coble v. Lucas Cty. Bd. of Elections, 130 Ohio St.3d 132, 2011-Ohio-4550, ––– N.E.2d ––––, I respectfully dissent.