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Removing public officials

Warner Mendenhall
Feb 7, 2022
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Frustration with local school boards, county officials, and other state and local officials is at a boiling point in Ohio. Policies such as mask mandates, vaccine mandates, and coercion of students, residents, employees, and local businesses drive the anger.

Although rarely acted on, there are processes to remove public officials from office following trial. The Ohio Constitution guarantees citizens the right to remove officials at Article II, Section 38. That provision commands the state legislature to set up laws to accomplish that end.

One law that empowers citizens is Revised Code Section 3.07 et seq. here. The first step is to draft a Complaint regarding the abuse of power and obtain signatures on the Complaint equal to or greater than 15% of the qualified electors that voted in the last governor’s election. Qualified electors are registered voters residing in the official’s district. They need not have voted in that election. So any registered voter’s signature will work. Once the signatures are gathered, the Complaint can be filed in the local county’s Court of Common Pleas. A jury demand must be made to get a jury of twelve to hear the case. 9 of 12 jurors must vote for removal for it to occur. The official may appeal the decision.

Another law is found at Revised Code Section 733.72, which provides for removal of municipal officers in a different, easier process which requires 5 electors to sign a complaint. An example filing from a few years ago is here. In that case, which was unsuccessful in the common pleas court, the mayor resigned while the citizens’ appeal was pending.

These types of cases are aggressively contested and the chance of success is probably low. Judges will be put in a position of presiding over a case with vast community awareness and political repercussions. The case will be dependent on jurors pulled from the community in which it is brought so getting 9 of 10 jurors to remove someone who has won elections will be difficult.

But, despite long odds, such efforts may have a salutary effect on local officials. Officials tend to be more responsive when they know citizens are aware of and are exercising their constitutional rights.

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Feb 7, 2022

This Is How We Save America. Everyone needs to do this! #WWG1WGA #MAGA

Stop waiting for others to do the work. Take action. Educate yourself & others. Then take legal action as specified in the links below.

This is a take action call. The first action is to educate yourself. The second action is to educate others. Further actions are up to you as delineated below. WTP can do a LOT! Share everywhere.

Sue your representatives Professional Insurance Policy! They are all required to have a bond! No bond, no job. No insurance... no liability protection. Stop whining. Take action.

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Amendments & Codes

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GRAND JURORS [25]. It is the “duty”

of the Common Law Grand Jury to expose

all fraud and corruption whether it is in the

political or judicial realm and stop it! The

Authority of the Grand Jury is found only in the

Bill of Rights, therefore it comes from God and

not government.

Stop Whining. Take Action.

AMENDMENT V. “No person shall be held

to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous

crime, unless on a presentment or indictment

of a Grand Jury....” It is in effect a fourth branch

of government “governed” and administered

to directly by and on behalf of the American

people.

Stop whining. Take action. Educate yourself.

Grand Jury Handbook

https://www.nationallibertyalliance.org/sites/default/files/Grand%20Jury%20Hand%20Book%20Final.pdf

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Stop waiting for others to do the work. Take action. Educate yourself & others. Then take legal action as specified in the links above.

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Juliet Daniel, MD
Feb 7, 2022

The legislature and the courts seem to be slow or non-responsive to the people. How about giving them notice and then filing claims against the Surety Bonds and personal liability policies of these public officials? Claims require no jury trial and no attorney, are much faster, and will cause them to lose their bond and their job. https://bondsforthewin.com/

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