Legal Opinion
Martinez v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 12, 2006No. B193565PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RUBIN, Acting P. J.
In this writ petition, we are called upon to address whether the ballot title adopted by the Los Angeles City Council for Measure R, consisting in part of a proposed amendment to the city charter to be put before voters in the general election on November 7, 2006, complies with election law. As adopted by the city council, the ballot title to Measure R describes the charter amendment as follows:
“COUNCIL MEMBER TERM LIMITS OF THREE TERMS; CITY LOBBYING, CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND ETHICS LAWS. CHARTER AMENDMENT AND ORDINANCE PROPOSITION_.
“Shall the Charter be amended and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Amador Valley Joint Union High School District v. State Board of EqualizationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
- Monette-Shaw v. San Francisco Board of SupervisorsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2006
- HORNEFF v. City and County of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2003
3Cited by4 opinions
- Hernandez v. County of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2008
- McDonough v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2012
- Becerra v. Superior Court of Sacramento Cnty., California Court of Appeal, 5th District2017
- Becerra v. Super. Ct.California Court of Appeal · 2018