California: Initiative enactment by council brings potential lawsuit

Mon, Mar 7 2011 — Source: The Press-Enterprise

A leading backer of Murrieta’s three voter-approved ballot measures said he will meet with a lawyer next week to start working on a plan to sue the city over its inability to enact the initiatives. For the third straight meeting, the City Council on Tuesday amended its approach to three ballot measures, but acknowledged its solution wouldn’t satisfy voters. By the end of the meeting, council members were asking City Attorney Leslie Devaney about the quickest way to get the matter to court.

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