2004-Ohio-6585, 819 N.E.2d 707

State ex rel. Van Auken v. Blackwell.

No. 2004-1720.Supreme Court of Ohio.
Decided December 15, 2004.

Franklin App. No. 04AP-952, 2004-Ohio-5355.

MERIT DECISIONS WITHOUT OPINIONS

This appeal of right concerns appellants’ claim for a writ of mandamus to compel the placement of candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States on the November 2, 2004 election ballot.

Upon consideration, because the November 2, 2004 election has now passed,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this appeal be, and hereby is, dismissed as moot. See State ex rel. Hills Communities, Inc. v. Clermont Cty. Bd. of Elections, 91 Ohio St.3d 465, 2001-Ohio-101, 746 N.E.2d 1115; State ex rel. Bona v. Orange, 85 Ohio St.3d 18, 1999-Ohio-431, 706 N.E.2d 771.

MOYER, C.J., RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER, LUNDBERG STRATTON, O’CONNOR and O’DONNELL, JJ., concur.