Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. v. Padilla

Filed 1/4/16 (reposted as an “A” document to include footer notation signalling separate opinions) IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA HOWARD JARVIS TAXPAYERS ) ASSOCIATION et al., ) ) Petitioners, ) ) S220289 v. ) ) ALEX PADILLA, as Secretary of ) State, etc., ) ) Respondent; ) ) LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ) CALIFORNIA, ) ) Real Party in Interest. ) ____________________________________) In 2014, the California Legislature sought to place on the general election ballot a nonbinding advisory question, Proposition 49. The measure would have asked the electorate whether Congress should propose,…