Hansell v. Douglass

This was a declaratory judgment proceeding by which plaintiffs, and the intervenor, challenged a school election. The challenged election favored the consolidation of three school districts in Wasco county. The trial court found that the election was valid. Plaintiffs and intervenor appeal.

The major premise of plaintiffs’ challenge is found in this statement taken from their brief:

* * * “There can be no doubt that a school election is an exercise of the initiative process and subject to the statutes enacted pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. la of the Oregon Constitution.”

Plaintiffs cite no authority…