Proulx v. Salt Lake City Recorder

Justice DURHAM, opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION

{1 Caleb Proulx petitioned this court to issue an extraordinary writ compelling the Salt Lake City Recorder to place an initiative on the November 2012 ballot, and to declare that the power of popular initiative encompasses initiatives that are purely advisory. We issued an order denying the petition, and now explain our reasoning.

BACKGROUND

T2 In April of this year, a group calling itself Move to Amend Salt Lake submitted a petition (the Petition) to the Salt Lake County Clerk for certification under section 20A, 7-506 of the Utah Code. That…