Hart v. Paulus

*354LINDE, J.

In a statutory proceeding specially prescribed by the legislature, petitioners challenge the validity of the process by which certain constitutional amendments were referred to the voters.

Much of the time and attention of the Legislative Assembly during 1983 was devoted to searching for means to limit or reduce local property taxes. The legislature did not enact such a program during its regular session. There was substantial disagreement over funding property tax reduction by means of a retail sales tax. The search was renewed in a special session called for that purpose, but…