Fladung v. City of Boulder

Do all of the taxpaying electors of the City of Boulder have the right to vote on a bond issue to fund the improvements in a special improvement district, when the repayment thereof is by assessment levied only on the properties benefited in the district?

This is the principal question raised by Fladung on behalf of himself and taxpayers similarly affected in a class action challenging a Boulder city ordinance authorizing such bonds. The ordinance is sought to be declared void for other reasons which also will be discussed. We affirm the judgment of the Boulder district court which by summary…