dissenting. I would not decide this case based on laches. See State ex rel. Valore v. Summit Cty. Bd. of Elections (1999), 87 Ohio St.3d 144, 146-147, 718 N.E.2d 415, 417 (Pfeifer, J., dissenting). I would have found for the relators on the merits. I dissent.
Thomas J. Simon, Ashtabula City Solicitor, for respondent.