Legal Opinion
Cacioppo v. Eagle County School District Re-50J
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 14, 2004No. 03SA336PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kourlis
I. Introduction
In this case, we review a constitutional challenge to a ballot issue approved by voters in Eagle County raising taxes to allow a cost-of-living increase for the school district. Michael Cacioppo, the petitioner for purposes of this appeal, filed suit in Eagle County District Court nearly four months after the election seeking to overturn the election. He argued that the ballot title and the notice sent to voters violated article X, section 20 of the Colorado Constitution, and tainted the results of the election by including deliberately misleading information.
*457The Eagle County…
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