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Relative to the contest of election in the 98th House | 1 |
District. | 2 |
WHEREAS, a Select Committee consisting of Representatives | 3 |
Huffman (Chair), Stautberg (Vice Chair), Dovilla, Pelanda, | 4 |
Stebelton, Clyde (Ranking Member), Curtin, Redfern, and Strahorn | 5 |
has been appointed by the Speaker of the House to inquire into and | 6 |
make a full and complete review of the record of proceedings | 7 |
before the Ohio Supreme Court in Case No. 2012-2151, a Contest of | 8 |
Election proceeding regarding the November 2012 general election | 9 |
for the 98th House District, involving Joshua E. O'Farrell, | 10 |
Contestor vs. Al Landis, Contestee, and to make such findings and | 11 |
recommendations as the facts warrant, and | 12 |
WHEREAS, said Select Committee has now made a full and | 13 |
complete review of the record, and has found that the 2012 general | 14 |
election in the 98th Ohio House District which comprises | 15 |
Tuscarawas County and parts of Holmes County was conducted in | 16 |
compliance with the Ohio Constitution, Ohio statutes, Ohio | 17 |
Secretary of State directives, and all other applicable law, and | 18 |
WHEREAS, the Select Committee, upon considering all of the | 19 |
evidence taken before Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor of the | 20 |
Supreme Court of Ohio, finds that that the people of the 98th Ohio | 21 |
House District, which comprises Tuscarawas County and parts of | 22 |
Holmes County, have been provided the opportunity of a fair | 23 |
election, and | 24 |
WHEREAS, the Select Committee further finds that that the | 25 |
seating of Al Landis, the Representative-Elect from the 98th | 26 |
District holding the certificate of election, is valid by reason | 27 |
of the constitutional conduct of said election in Tuscarawas and | 28 |
Holmes Counties, and | 29 |
WHEREAS, Article II, Section 6 of the Constitution of Ohio | 30 |
requires that the House assume and exercise the responsibility of | 31 |
judging the election, returns, and qualifications of its own | 32 |
members, in particular, the member from the 98th Ohio House | 33 |
District, and | 34 |
RESOLVED, by the House, that it is hereby declared that the | 35 |
2012 general election for the office of State Representative for | 36 |
the 98th Ohio House District has been lawfully and | 37 |
constitutionally conducted; and be it further | 38 |
RESOLVED, by the House, that the seating of Al Landis, the | 39 |
Representative-elect from the 98th District holding the | 40 |
certificate of election is valid and shall continue, and he shall | 41 |
continue to exercise the rights and privileges of a member in | 42 |
accordance with the results of the 2012 general election in the | 43 |
98th Ohio House District. | 44 |