City of Sequim v. Malkasian

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Madsen, J.

This case requires the court to review a procedural tangle. Prior to an election, the city of Sequim, acting through its city council, sought a declaratory judg*254ment that a proposed initiative, the Ratepayer’s Responsibility Act, was beyond the scope of initiative power of the residents of Sequim, Washington. The trial court disagreed with the city, granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Paul Malkasian, and ordered the initiative placed on the ballot. Although the city appealed, the Court of Appeals declined to stay the trial court’s ruling and the election went…