Carmony v. McKechnie

OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The proponent of a municipal ballot initiative challenges a superior court ruling affirming the borough clerk's rejection of his petition application, as well as the court's award of attorney's fees. The clerk and the superi- or court rejected the petition on grounds (1) that the proposed ordinance was not enforceable as a matter of law, (2) that it related to administrative rather than legislative matters, and (8) that the proposed measure was a referendum and the application failed to comply with the statutory and constitutional requirements for a…