Legal Opinion
McKee v. City of Louisville
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided September 8, 1980No. 79SA435PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Quinn
This appeal questions the extent to which the legislative body of a municipality, by adopting an annexation ordinance as an emergency measure, can thereby curtail the initiative and referendum powers reserved to the people by Article V, Section 1, of the Colorado Constitution.
The plaintiffs-appellants, Don McKee and four other qualified electors (electors), commenced this action individually and as representatives of all qualified electors of the City of Louisville against the members of the city council, the Louisville mayor, and the City of Louisville. The complaint alleged that the…
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