Committee of v. City of Norfolk

Present: All the Justices COMMITTEE OF THE PETITIONERS FOR REFERENDUM, BY WILLIAM S. KERRY, AND OTHERS v. Record No. 061329 OPINION BY JUSTICE ELIZABETH B. LACY June 8, 2007 CITY OF NORFOLK, ET AL. FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK Alfred W. Swersky, Judge In this appeal we consider whether the circuit court erred in holding that a petition filed in a referendum process did not comply with the requirements of that process and in allowing certain parties to intervene and challenge the validity of the petition. Facts and Proceedings Since the 1980s, the City of Norfolk has targeted…