Legal Opinion
Hebard v. Bybee
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 3, 1998No. H018240PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COTTLE, P. J.
In this case we determine that respondent Anne Bybee, the City Clerk of Campbell, properly rejected the sections of a referendum petition that misstated the title of the city ordinance challenged by the referendum. We agree with the trial court that the petition sections containing the misstated title neither technically nor substantially complied with the requirements of the Elections Code, and therefore affirm the judgment.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
A. Ordinance No. 1953
On December 8, 1997, the City of Campbell (City) adopted Ordinance No. 1953 (the Ordinance).…
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