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Ohio S.Ct.Prac.R. 5.08
Petition Challenges, Election Contests, and Redistricting Cases
(A) Definitions
As used in these rules:
(1) A “petition challenge” case is a case that invokes the jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court as provided for in Article II, Section 1g of the Ohio Constitution.
(2) An “election contest” case is a case filed pursuant to R.C. 3515.08(B).
(3) A “redistricting” case is a case that invokes the jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court as provided for in Article XI, Section 9 or Article XIX, Section 3 of the Ohio
Constitution.
(B) Procedure
(1) A petition-challenge case shall be filed as provided in Rule 14.01.
(2) An election-contest case shall be filed as provided in Rule 14.02.
(3) A redistricting case shall be filed as provided in Rule 14.03.
History
Effective Date: January 1, 2013 Amended: September 24, 2021; January 1, 2023; April 1, 2025
Provenance
- Source
- supremecourt.ohio.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
402cf14575942239a8dd0370efdee41f0842bda84216807b774279ba12645854
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