Ibarra v. City of Carson

Opinion

ASHBY, J.

Plaintiff and appellant Thomas Ibarra is the named proponent of a municipal initiative measure which he seeks to submit to the voters of the City of Carson. Defendant and respondent Helen S. Kawagoe, as City Clerk of the City of Carson, certified to defendant and respondent City Council of the City of Carson that the proponents had failed to collect enough valid voter signatures on the initiative petition to qualify it for the ballot at the next municipal election. Contending that the city clerk misinterpreted the election laws, appellant petitioned the superior court for a…