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Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 21st, 2015
State ex rel. Wilen v. Kent, Slip Opinion No. 2015-Ohio-3763. A city charter can not require a higher number of signatures in order to get a proposed charter amendment on the ballot than what is required by the Ohio Constitution Article XVIII, Section 9. Docket. See Cleveland.com Ohio Supreme Court rules Kent officials unconstitutionally blocked […]
