Court Upholds Election Official’s Refusal to Qualify Initiative Based on “Full Text” Rule
by Derek P. Cole on March 18, 2017
posted in Elections, Recent Court Decisions,
In Napa County, a group of voters proposed an initiative that would enact a number of measures to protect the quality of watersheds and oak resources. In Wilson v. County of Napa, an appellate court recently found their initiative proposal defective because it did not comply with an important procedural requirement known as the “full text” rule. Wilson is a good reminder to initiative proponents that the rules for qualifying initiatives can be unforgiving. Proponents must take great care to make sure they satisfy all the procedural requirements before submitting their proposed measures. ... Continue Reading
