After county board of elections refused to place a charter amendment relating to the location of a jail on the general-election ballot, citizens sought writ of mandamus to require the board to do so.
The Supreme Court of Ohio held that:
- Amendment of city charter was controlled by provisions of state constitution addressing procedure to amend a municipal charter;
- County boards of elections have no authority to review the substance of a proposed municipal-charter amendment, abrogating State ex rel. Flak v. Betras, 152 Ohio St. 3d 244, 95 N.E.3d 329;
- County board of electors lacked authority to place proposed amendment on ballot, where city council failed to pass an ordinance instructing the board to do so; and
- Mandamus did not lie against county board of electors.