Poe v. Central Lyon School District

HARRIS, Justice.

Plaintiffs, nonresident owners of land in a school district, brought this action to challenge, on routine grounds, a successful school bond election. They appeal from a trial court ruling dismissing their action for lack of standing. We affirm.

As nonresident landowners, plaintiffs are taxpayers in defendant Central Lyon School District. The dispute arose because of a successful school bond election in which plaintiffs had no right to vote. Nonresident landowners have no constitutional right to participate in local school bond elections even though the outcome will affect their…