Bissland v. Bankhead

NEHRING, Justice:

1 1 Petitioners are residents of Providence City, Utah, who seek to overturn by referendum an annexation ordinance. The Providence City recorder refused to approve the proposed referendum for placement on the ballot for the November 2007 vote. The recorder determined that Petitioners failed to submit their petition within forty-five days of the ordinanee's passage, as required by law. The district court agreed and granted summary judgment for Providence City. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶2 Members of the Providence City Council gathered on October 24, 2006, to consider an ordinance…