Legal Opinion
Clark v. Patterson
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 23, 1977No. Civ. 39469PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TAYLOR, P. J.
W. S. Clark and several other taxpayers (hereafter taxpayers) and voters of the City and County of San Francisco (hereafter City), appeal from an order dated May 13, 1976, denying their petition for a writ of mandate. They contend that the removal of two propositions by Patterson, acting registrar of voters (hereafter registrar), from the June 8, 1976, primary election ballot, at the direction of the City’s governing body prior to the election, was improper and violated the integrity of the electoral process. Although the particular election is past, the precise legal…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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3Cited by9 opinions
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