In the case State ex rel. Schmitt v. Bridgeport, Slip Opinion No. 2021-Ohio-2664, the Ohio Supreme Court held that an initiative petition was not properly filed with the village clerk and was therefore not entitled to appear on the November 2021 ballot.
Here, individuals filed a petition to add an issue regarding limiting the penalty for possessing or cultivating marijuana to the November 2021 ballot and claims the appropriate village officials refused to accept the same.
The Court held that the individuals did not file the petition with the village clerk and therefore are not entitled to have the petition certified by the Board of Elections to have the issue added to the ballot.
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Authors: Matthew John Markling and the McGown & Markling Team.
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