Clark v. Jordan

According to the allegations in the petition filed herein, the respondent Secretary of State has received a petition, purporting to be an initiative measure to be submitted directly to the electors of the state at the next general election to be held November 3, 1936. Unless this court orders otherwise, the respondent will so submit the measure. Petitioner seeks a peremptory writ of mandate commanding the Secretary of State not to submit the proposed initiative measure to the electors.

At the hearing, and in the briefs filed, two grounds for the issuance of the writ were considered. First, it…