In Coshocton, Darke, Fulton, Gallia, Guernsey, Hardin, | 18 |
Jackson, Knox, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Monroe, Morrow, Paulding, | 19 |
Vinton, and Wyandot counties, one judge, to be elected in 1956, | 20 |
term to begin January 1, 1957; | 21 |
In Carroll, Champaign, Clinton, Hocking, Meigs, Pickaway, | 22 |
Preble, Shelby, Van Wert, and Williams counties, one judge, to be | 23 |
elected in 1952, term to begin January 1, 1953; | 24 |
(B) In Allen county, three judges, one to be elected in | 36 |
1956, term to begin February 9, 1957, the second to be elected in | 37 |
1958, term to begin January 1, 1959, and the third to be elected | 38 |
in 1992, term to begin January 1, 1993; | 39 |
In Fairfield county, three judges, one to be elected in
1954, | 50 |
term to begin February 9, 1955, the second to be elected in
1970, | 51 |
term to begin January 1, 1971, and the third to be elected
in | 52 |
1994, term to begin January 2, 1995; | 53 |
In Greene county, four judges, one to be elected in 1956, | 57 |
term to begin February 9, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960, | 58 |
term to begin January 1, 1961, the third to be elected in 1978, | 59 |
term to begin January 2, 1979, and the fourth to be elected in | 60 |
1994, term to begin January 1, 1995; | 61 |
In Marion county, three judges, one to be elected in 1952, | 68 |
term to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in
1976, | 69 |
term to begin January 2, 1977, and the third to be elected in | 70 |
1998, term
to begin February 9, 1999; | 71 |
In Medina county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956, | 72 |
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1966, | 73 |
term to begin January 1, 1967, and the third to be elected in | 74 |
1994, term to begin January 1, 1995; | 75 |
In Muskingum county,
three judges, one to be elected in | 79 |
1968,
term to begin August 9, 1969,
one to be elected in 1978, | 80 |
term
to begin January 1, 1979, and one to be elected in 2002, term | 81 |
to begin January 2, 2003; | 82 |
In Portage county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956, | 83 |
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960, | 84 |
term to begin January 1, 1961, and the third to be elected in | 85 |
1986, term to begin January 2, 1987; | 86 |
In Scioto county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954, | 90 |
term to begin February 10, 1955, the second to be elected in
1960, | 91 |
term to begin January 1, 1961, and the third to be elected
in | 92 |
1994, term to begin January 2, 1995; | 93 |
In Warren county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954, | 97 |
term to begin February 9, 1955, the second to be elected in 1970, | 98 |
term to begin January 1, 1971, and the third to be elected in | 99 |
1986, term to begin January 1, 1987; | 100 |
In Wood county, three judges, one to be elected in 1968,
term | 104 |
beginning January 1, 1969, the second to be elected in 1970,
term | 105 |
to begin January 2, 1971, and the third to be elected in
1990, | 106 |
term to begin January 1, 1991; | 107 |
In Clark county, four judges, one to be elected in 1952,
term | 111 |
to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1956,
term | 112 |
to begin January 2, 1957, the third to be elected in 1986,
term to | 113 |
begin January 3, 1987, and the fourth to be elected in
1994, term | 114 |
to begin January 2, 1995. | 115 |
In Clermont county, four judges, one to be elected in 1956, | 116 |
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1964, | 117 |
term to begin January 1, 1965, the third to be elected in 1982, | 118 |
term to begin January 2, 1983, and the fourth to be elected in | 119 |
1986, term to begin January 2, 1987; | 120 |
In Lake county, six judges, one to be elected in 1958,
term | 127 |
to begin January 1, 1959, the second to be elected in 1960,
term | 128 |
to begin January 2, 1961, the third to be elected in 1964,
term to | 129 |
begin January 3, 1965, the fourth and fifth to be
elected in 1978, | 130 |
terms to begin January 4, 1979, and January
5, 1979, respectively, | 131 |
and the sixth to be elected in 2000, term to
begin January 6, | 132 |
2001; | 133 |
In Lorain county, eight judges, two to be elected in 1952, | 138 |
terms to begin January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1953,
respectively, | 139 |
one to be elected in 1958, term to begin January 3,
1959, one to | 140 |
be elected in 1968, term to begin January 1, 1969,
two to be | 141 |
elected in 1988, terms to begin January 4, 1989,
and January 5, | 142 |
1989, respectively, and two to be elected in 1998, terms to
begin | 143 |
January 2, 1999, and January 3, 1999, respectively; | 144 |
In Butler county,
nineten judges, one to be elected in
1956, | 145 |
term to begin January 1, 1957; two to be elected in 1954,
terms
to | 146 |
begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,
respectively; one
to | 147 |
be elected in 1968, term to begin January 2,
1969; one to be | 148 |
elected in 1986, term to begin January 3, 1987;
two to be elected | 149 |
in 1988, terms to begin January 1, 1989, and
January 2, 1989, | 150 |
respectively;
one to be elected in 1992, term
to begin
January 4, | 151 |
1993;
and
onetwo to be elected in 2002,
termterms to
begin | 152 |
January
2,
2003, and January 3, 2003, respectively; | 153 |
In Richland county, three judges, one to be elected in
1956, | 154 |
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in
1960, | 155 |
term to begin February 9, 1961, and the third to be elected
in | 156 |
1968, term to begin January 2, 1969; | 157 |
In Trumbull county, six judges, one to be elected in 1952, | 164 |
term to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1954, | 165 |
term to begin January 1, 1955, the third to be elected in 1956, | 166 |
term to begin January 1, 1957, the fourth to be elected in 1964, | 167 |
term to begin January 1, 1965, the fifth to be elected in 1976, | 168 |
term to begin January 2, 1977, and the sixth to be elected
in | 169 |
1994, term to begin January 3, 1995; | 170 |
(C) In Cuyahoga county, thirty-nine judges; eight to be | 171 |
elected in 1954, terms to begin on successive days beginning from | 172 |
January 1, 1955, to January 7, 1955, and February 9, 1955, | 173 |
respectively; eight to be elected in 1956, terms to begin on | 174 |
successive days beginning from January 1, 1957, to January 8, | 175 |
1957; three to be elected in 1952, terms to begin from January 1, | 176 |
1953, to January 3, 1953; two to be elected in 1960, terms to | 177 |
begin on January 8, 1961, and January 9, 1961, respectively; two | 178 |
to be elected in 1964, terms to begin January 4, 1965, and
January | 179 |
5, 1965, respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to
begin on | 180 |
January 10, 1967; four to be elected in 1968, terms to
begin on | 181 |
successive days beginning from January 9, 1969, to
January 12, | 182 |
1969; two to be elected in 1974, terms to begin on
January 18, | 183 |
1975, and January 19, 1975, respectively; five to be
elected in | 184 |
1976, terms to begin on successive days beginning
January 6, 1977, | 185 |
to January 10, 1977; two to be elected in 1982,
terms to begin | 186 |
January 11, 1983, and January 12, 1983,
respectively; and two to | 187 |
be elected in 1986, terms to begin
January 13, 1987, and January | 188 |
14, 1987, respectively; | 189 |
In Franklin county, twenty-one judges; two to be elected
in | 190 |
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955, | 191 |
respectively; four to be elected in 1956, terms to begin January | 192 |
1, 1957, to January 4, 1957; four to be elected in 1958, terms to | 193 |
begin January 1, 1959, to January 4, 1959; three to be elected in | 194 |
1968, terms to begin January 5, 1969, to January 7, 1969; three
to | 195 |
be elected in 1976, terms to begin on successive days
beginning | 196 |
January 5, 1977, to January 7, 1977; one to be elected
in 1982, | 197 |
term to begin January 8, 1983; one to be elected in
1986, term to | 198 |
begin January 9, 1987; two to be elected in
1990, terms to begin | 199 |
July 1, 1991, and July 2, 1991,
respectively; and one to be | 200 |
elected in 1996, term to begin
January 2, 1997; | 201 |
In Hamilton county, twenty-one judges; eight to be
elected in | 202 |
1966, terms to begin January 1, 1967, January 2, 1967, and from | 203 |
February 9, 1967, to February 14, 1967, respectively; five to be | 204 |
elected in 1956, terms to begin from January 1, 1957, to January | 205 |
5, 1957; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 1,
1965; | 206 |
one to be elected in 1974, term to begin January 15, 1975;
one to | 207 |
be elected in 1980, term to begin January 16, 1981; two to
be | 208 |
elected at large in the general election in 1982, terms to
begin | 209 |
April 1, 1983; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin
July 1, | 210 |
1991; and two to be elected in 1996, terms to begin
January 3, | 211 |
1997, and January 4, 1997, respectively; | 212 |
In Lucas county, fourteen judges; two to be elected in
1954, | 213 |
terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955, | 214 |
respectively; two to be elected in 1956, terms to begin January
1, | 215 |
1957, and October 29, 1957, respectively; two to be elected in | 216 |
1952, terms to begin January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1953, | 217 |
respectively; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 3, | 218 |
1965; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 4, 1969; | 219 |
two to be elected in 1976, terms to begin January 4, 1977, and | 220 |
January 5, 1977, respectively; one to be elected in 1982, term to | 221 |
begin January 6, 1983; one to be elected in 1988, term to begin | 222 |
January 7, 1989; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin January | 223 |
2, 1991; and one to be elected in 1992, term to begin January 2, | 224 |
1993; | 225 |
In Mahoning county, seven judges; three to be elected in | 226 |
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, and | 227 |
February 9, 1955, respectively; one to be elected in 1956, term
to | 228 |
begin January 1, 1957; one to be elected in 1952, term to
begin | 229 |
January 1, 1953; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin
January | 230 |
2, 1969; and one to be elected in 1990, term to begin
July 1, | 231 |
1991; | 232 |
In Montgomery county, fifteen judges; three to be elected
in | 233 |
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, and
January | 234 |
3, 1955, respectively; four to be elected in 1952, terms
to begin | 235 |
January 1, 1953, January 2, 1953, July 1, 1953, July 2,
1953, | 236 |
respectively; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin
January 3, | 237 |
1965; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January
3, 1969; | 238 |
three to be elected in 1976, terms to begin on
successive days | 239 |
beginning January 4, 1977, to January 6, 1977;
two to be elected | 240 |
in 1990, terms to begin July 1, 1991, and July
2, 1991, | 241 |
respectively; and one to be elected in 1992, term to
begin January | 242 |
1, 1993. | 243 |
In Stark county, eight judges; one to be elected in 1958, | 244 |
term to begin on January 2, 1959; two to be elected in 1954,
terms | 245 |
to begin on January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,
respectively; | 246 |
two to be elected in 1952, terms to begin January
1, 1953, and | 247 |
April 16, 1953, respectively; one to be elected in
1966, term to | 248 |
begin on January 4, 1967; and two to be elected in
1992, terms to | 249 |
begin January 1, 1993, and January 2, 1993,
respectively; | 250 |
In Summit county, eleven judges; four to be elected in
1954, | 251 |
terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, January 3,
1955, | 252 |
and February 9, 1955, respectively; three to be elected in
1958, | 253 |
terms to begin January 1, 1959, January 2, 1959, and May
17, 1959, | 254 |
respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to begin
January 4, | 255 |
1967; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January
5, 1969; | 256 |
one to be elected in 1990, term to begin May 1, 1991;
and one to | 257 |
be elected in 1992, term to begin January 6, 1993. | 258 |
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, in any county | 259 |
having two or more judges of the court of common pleas, in which | 260 |
more than one-third of the judges plus one were previously
elected | 261 |
at the same election, if the office of one of those
judges so | 262 |
elected becomes vacant more than forty days prior to
the second | 263 |
general election preceding the expiration of that
judge's term, | 264 |
the office that that judge had filled shall be
abolished as of the | 265 |
date of the next general election, and a new
office of judge of | 266 |
the court of common pleas shall be created. The judge who
is to | 267 |
fill that new office shall be elected for a
six-year term at the | 268 |
next general election, and the term
of that judge shall commence | 269 |
on the first day of the year following
that general
election, on | 270 |
which day no other judge's term begins, so that the
number of | 271 |
judges that the county shall elect shall
not be
reduced. | 272 |
Judges of the probate division of the court of common pleas | 273 |
are judges of the court of common pleas but shall be elected | 274 |
pursuant to sections 2101.02 and 2101.021 of the Revised Code, | 275 |
except in Adams, Harrison, Henry, Morgan, Morrow, Noble, and | 276 |
Wyandot counties in which the judge of the court of common pleas | 277 |
elected pursuant to this section also shall serve as judge
of the | 278 |
probate division. | 279 |
Section 3. (A) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of | 282 |
section 3513.05 of the Revised Code or any other provision of the | 283 |
Revised Code to the contrary, for the primary election held in | 284 |
2002, any person desiring to become a candidate for party | 285 |
nomination for the office of judge of the Butler County Court of | 286 |
Common Pleas established by this act shall file a declaration of | 287 |
candidacy and petition and pay the fee, if any, required by | 288 |
section 3513.10 of the Revised Code, not later than 4:00 p.m. on | 289 |
February 28, 2002. The declaration of candidacy and petition | 290 |
shall be filed at the same time as one instrument with the Board | 291 |
of Elections of Butler County. | 292 |
(C) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of section | 300 |
3513.05 of the Revised Code or any other provision of the Revised | 301 |
Code to the contrary, for the 2002 primary election, the Board of | 302 |
Elections of Butler county, not later than 4:00 p.m. on March 2, | 303 |
2002, shall examine and determine the validity or invalidity of | 304 |
the signatures on the petitions filed with it for party nomination | 305 |
for the office of judge of the Butler County Court of Common Pleas | 306 |
established by this act. | 307 |
(D) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (A), (B), and | 308 |
(C) of this section, for the 2002 primary election, the provisions | 309 |
of section 3513.05 of the Revised Code and any other provisions of | 310 |
the Revised Code that are applicable to party nominations for the | 311 |
office of judge of a court of common pleas apply to a party | 312 |
nomination for the office of judge of the Butler County Court of | 313 |
Common Pleas established by this act. | 314 |
Section 4. (A) Pursuant to sections 141.04 and 141.05 of the | 315 |
Revised Code, the state shall pay its required portion of the | 316 |
compensation of the new judge of the Butler County Court of Common | 317 |
Pleas who is first elected in 2002, and whose term begins on | 318 |
January 3, 2003, that is due for services that the judge performs | 319 |
from January 3, 2003, through June 30, 2003. | 320 |
(B) Notwithstanding sections 141.04 and 141.05 of the | 321 |
Revised Code, Butler County shall reimburse the state for the | 322 |
amount of compensation that the state pays pursuant to division | 323 |
(A) of this section for the new judge of the Butler County Court | 324 |
of Common Pleas whose term began on January 3, 2003, for services | 325 |
the judge performs from January 3, 2003, through June 30, 2003. | 326 |
Section 5. This act is hereby declared to be an emergency | 327 |
measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public | 328 |
peace, health, and safety. The reason for such necessity is that | 329 |
a person desiring to become a candidate for a party nomination at | 330 |
the primary election to be held on May 7, 2002, and for election | 331 |
under this act as the judge for the general division of the Butler | 332 |
County Court of Common Pleas who is to be elected in the general | 333 |
election on November 5, 2002, and whose term begins on January 3, | 334 |
2003, must file a declaration of candidacy and petition as | 335 |
provided
in Section 3 of this act, not later than four p.m. on | 336 |
February 28,
2002. Therefore, this act shall go into immediate | 337 |
effect. | 338 |