On August 12, proponents of a local initiative in Bridgeport, Ohio, asked the Ohio Supreme Court to reconsider its opinion earlier this month. That opinion says the local initiative should not be on the ballot because the proponents didn’t submit the petition to the Village Clerk. The opinion says that Mary Lyle was the village clerk on all three days when the proponents tried to submit the petition, April 28, June 29, and July 16. Here is the request for reconsideration.

The request for reconsideration points out that Mary Lyle did not take the position of Village Clerk until July 1, 2021, and the person who was Village Clerk before her did not offer any testimony in the lawsuit. State ex rel Schmitt v Bridgeport, 2021-0878.