FRIENDS OF BAY MEADOWS v. City of San Mateo

Opinion

RICHMAN, J.

Before us are three appeals from two superior court judgments in different cases, all involving a single subject, namely, the decision of county election officials not to certify a referendum to overturn a measure adopted by the San Mateo City Council, which decision resulted from the election officials’ invalidation of a number of categories of purported voter signatures. The officials’ decision was upheld by the trial court.

The parties raise a number of claims concerning the officials’ determinations on various categories of disqualified signatures. We find it necessary to…