Legal Opinion
Simons v. Canty
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 19, 1985No. 12616PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The dispositive issue on this appeal is whether the Home Rule Act empowers municipalities to provide for the recall of their elected officials. Six residents and registered voters of the town of Water-town brought suit against the defendant town clerk of Watertown, seeking a writ of mandamus to compel the defendant to certify petitions for recall of two members of the Watertown town council in accordance with § 208 of the town charter.1 The trial court refused to issue the writ and the plaintiffs appealed. We find no error.
*526The parties stipulated to the following facts. Section 208 of the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- Williams v. EgglestonSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- State ex rel. Bulkeley v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1896
- Pepin v. City of DanburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
- City Council v. HallSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
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3Cited by14 opinions
- State v. MillerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Halpern v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. MercerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Capalbo v. Planning & Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Blue Sky Bar, Inc. v. Town of StratfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
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