Ohio - After calls for Mahoning County Clerk of Court Michael Ciccone to resign, and following repeated inquiries by 21 News to his office about whether he had reported for work, we investigated what the Ohio Revised Code states regarding the work requirements for elected officials.

According to state law, if any county officer fails to perform the duties of the office at the officer's principal location on at least one out of 30 consecutive days, then the office should be declared vacant.

State leaders stated this law is meant to ensure those elected to do the people's work actually show up and do it.

"It's basically so that the general public, the voting public can see its public officials doing the job they were elected to do and they're getting paid to do," Senator Bill DeMora (

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