Menlo Park City School District v. Tormey

In a declaratory relief action plaintiff appeals from a judgment declaring invalid an election increasing the maximum tax rate of the district.

Question Presented

Was the election invalid because of failure to publish notice of the election %

Record

Plaintiff district is an elementary school district in San Mateo County. For five years the district has operated its five schools on a maximum tax rate of $1.99 on each $100 of assessed valuation, authorized in an election held pursuant to section 20803, Education Code. This authorization expired June 30, 1963. Unless the election herein considered…