U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
William Schmitt v. Frank LaRose
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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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