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October
20 , 2006
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On
Monday, the UAW appealed the unanimous Court of Appeals decision to
the Ohio Supreme Court. Today, the Ohio Chamber and other business
trade
associations filed an amicus brief supporting the Secretary of State's
response urging the Ohio Supreme Court to reject jurisdiction of the
UAW's appeal. If the Court agrees with our position in rejecting jurisdiction
the unanimous appeals court decision will stand and Issue 1 will remain
OFF OF THE BALLOT. While we don't know how long the Court will take
to decide this issue, it has placed this appeal on an accelerated schedule.
Thurs., Oct. 19
The Bricker & Eckler and Squires, Sanders & Dempsey firms file
our business coalition amicus brief supporting the Secretary of State's
response in Opposition to Jurisdiction. If the Court agrees with our
position in rejecting jurisdiction the unanimous appeals court decision
will stand and Issue 1 will remain OFF OF THE BALLOT.
Monday, Oct. 16
Don McTigue filed a Memorandum in Support of Jurisdiction. This gives
the Secretary of State and our coalition of business associations until
Thursday, Oct. 19 to file a response.
Judge Connor conducted a hearing with all parties present on Monday
afternoon. The Judge vacated his earlier decision from Friday.The UAW
is also pursuing an amended complaint with the Secretary of State and
local boards of election to try to cure enough signatures to overcome
the nearly 14, 000 deficiency. They have not been successful to date
in raising meritorious claims.
Friday, Oct. 13
On Friday, the Ohio Supreme Court granted an expedited review of the
issue of jurisdiction - or whether or not it will take this appeal.
The Secretary of State issued a directive to the local boards of election
ordering them to take Issue 1 off of the ballot in light of the unanimous
appeals court decision.
Judge Connor, in an unprecedented move, issued a temporary restraining
order ex parte (from one party only, i.e. the UAW) without giving the
Secretary of State notice or an opportunity to be heard. A hearing
was set for Monday afternoon on the matter. While the order will not
stand it was an unprecedented move on the part of Judge Connors.
For the history on this issue and details on specific provisions of
SB 7 being challenged CLICK
HERE.
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