Putter v. Montpelier Public School System

Plaintiff David Putter appeals from a judgment of the Washington Superior Court dismissing as untimely his action to invalidate a municipal election, but allowing him to proceed with his claim for other forms of relief. We conclude that the judgment was correct, although for reasons different from those stated by the trial court, and affirm.

I

On March 5, 1996, voters in the City of Montpelier approved the annual operating budget proposed by the Board of School Commissioners, as well as a multi-million-dollar bond proposal for the construction of various school improvements. Four weeks after…