Legal Opinion
Bare v. Gorton
Washington Supreme Court
Decided September 12, 1974No. 42879PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrachtenbach, J.
— This is an action for declaratory judgment in which plaintiff seeks to have declared uncon stitu'tional section 14 of Initiative 276, codified as RCW 42.17.140. Section 14 imposes spending limitations on campaign expenditures in any election campaign for public office or in connection with ballot propositions.1 Plaintiff is a resident of the Marysville school district and cotreasurer of a “levy pass committee” which was designed to gain support for a special levy election in that school district.
The Public Disclosure Commission, which is charged with administration of the initiative,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Lovell v. City of GriffinSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
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3Cited by32 opinions
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