Legal Opinion
Convention Center Referendum Committee v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & Ethics
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 3, 1980No. 79-857, 79-858 and 79-885PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Chief Judge:
Appellants sought to have an initiative placed on the ballot, pursuant to the Initiative, Referendum and Recall Charter Amendments Act of 1977, D.C. Law 2-46, codified at D.C. Code 1979 Supp., §§ 1-181 to -195 (hereinafter, the Charter Amendments Act), which would prohibit the Mayor and the District of Columbia Council (the Council) from providing any further public funds or incurring any debt for the completion of the Washington Convention Center.1 The Board of Elections and Ethics (the Board) refused to place the proposed initiative on the ballot on two separate…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Simpson v. HiteCalifornia Supreme Court · 1950
- Ruano v. SpellmanWashington Supreme Court · 1973
- Housing Authority v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1950
- Monahan v. FunkOregon Supreme Court · 1931
- State ex rel. Nelson v. ButlerNebraska Supreme Court · 1945
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Francis v. Recycling Solutions, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- Hessey v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & EthicsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Stevenson v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & EthicsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Brizill v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & EthicsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006
- District of Columbia Board of Elections & Ethics v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
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