Mapstead v. Anchundo

Opinion

COTTLE, P. J.

In this case we determine that appellant Tony Anchundo, the Monterey County Registrar of Voters (Registrar), correctly certified that a referendum petition contained insufficient signatures for placement on the ballot. Under the particular circumstances of this case, however, we hold that the controversy has become moot by virtue of the intervening election, and deny the request of Rancho San Carlos Partnership (RSC) to treat the election as a nullity. The appeal from the judgment is therefore dismissed. We reverse the trial court’s order awarding attorney fees.

I. Factual…