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Type
Opinion
Author
Helene N. White
Filed
Aug. 7, 2019
Case
William Schmitt v. Frank LaRose
Case status
Decided

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HELENE N. WHITE, Circuit Judge. Plaintiffs William T. Schmitt and Chad Thompson submitted proposed ballot initiatives to the Portage County Board of Elections that would effectively decriminalize marijuana possession in the Ohio villages of Garrettsville and Windham. The Board declined to certify the proposed initiatives after concluding that the initiatives fell outside the scope of th…

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