Davidson v. Wright

BURDICK, Justice.

Ryan Davidson, Robert Blakeley and the Liberty Lobby of Idaho1 (collectively, Davidson) appeal from a district court ruling permitting the City of Sun Valley (the City) to refuse to approve Davidson’s petition for a city initiative. We reverse.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In 2004, Davidson presented an initiative petition with twenty-two initial signatures to Janis Wright, the Sun Valley City Clerk (the City Clerk or Clerk). The presentation of those first twenty-two signatures was in order for the City Clerk to review the petition for technical compliance regarding…