Owens v. Hunt

HOWE, Justice:

Petitioner Robert F. Owens seeks an extraordinary writ directing the St. George City Recorder to place an initiative measure on the ballot for the general election to be held in this state on November 8, 1994.

Petitioner is the drafter and one of six sponsors of an initiative measure designed to limit growth in the city of St. George to three percent per year. Following the rejection of the initiative by the city council, the sponsors requested Barbara Hunt, the St. George City Recorder, to place the initiative on the ballot for the general election to be held on November 8,…