City of Wichita v. Peterjohn

No. 123,485 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS CITY OF WICHITA, Appellee/Cross-appellant, v. KARL PETERJOHN and CELESTE RACETTE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVES OF "SAVE CENTURY II COMMITTEE," Appellants/Cross-appellees. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. An initiative petition is effective when it substantially complies with all relevant statutory safeguards. This means that petitioners must comply with the essential matters necessary to assure every reasonable objective of the statutes has been met. 2. An initiative petition can only be used to advance policies that are legislative in…