Redd v. Sossamon

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

Appellant Cecil Redd and other members of an unincorporated association of citizens circulated a proposed measure for submission to the voters of Saline County at the November 3, 1992 general election. They labeled the measure an “initiated act,” but its stated purpose was to “repeal Saline County Quorum Court Ordinance #90-22.” The county clerk certified there were sufficient signatures to place the matter on the ballot, but immediately filed suit for declaratory judgment in chancery court as to the sufficiency of the petition. The chancery court ruled that the…