Independent Candidate Files Suit against Board of Elections
Justin Tjaden, an Independent candidate for Ohio House District 99, recently filed a Writ of Mandamus in the Ohio Supreme Court and a lawsuit in the Geauga County Court of Common Pleas after the Geauga County Board of Elections refused to certify his candidacy for the Nov. 5 general election.
Justin Tjaden, an Independent candidate for Ohio House District 99, recently filed a Writ of Mandamus in the Ohio Supreme Court and a lawsuit in the Geauga County Court of Common Pleas after the Geauga County Board of Elections refused to certify his candidacy for the Nov. 5 general election. “These legal actions are about defending the principles of fair access and equality in our electoral process,” Tjaden said in a June 13 statement. “We must challenge any system that places unjust and discriminatory barriers in the way of candidates who dare to declare their independence from the Democrat and...
