Cathcart v. Meyer

VOIGT, Justice.

[¶ 1] Two incumbent state legislators and two electors challenge the constitutionality of Wyomtog’s initiative-engendered term limit statute. These cases come to us from the district court via W.R.A.P. 11 certified questions and W.R.C.P. 54(b) certification of an order rejecting affirmative defenses. We affirm the district court’s rejection of the affirmative defenses and we find the term limit statute unconstitutional.

CERTIFIED QUESTIONS

1. Is the term limit law for state elected officials (Wyo.Stat.Ann. § 22-5-103), whether adopted by initiative or legislative action,…