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3 Urb. St. & Loc. L. Newsl. 1 (1980)

handle is hein.journals/stlolane18 and id is 1 raw text is: Section of Urban, State and Local Government Law American Bar Asgociation Vol. 3, No. 1, Winter 1980 Highlights of Upcoming 1980 Annual Meeting in Honolulu There is still time to secure reservations for the 1980 Section Meeting which will be held in Honolulu's Hyatt Regency Hotel on August 2,3 and 4. The Section's program is being purposely com- pressed to three days in order to give members ample time to sight-see or just relax on Honolulu's beautiful beaches. This year's program will offer a broad range of stimulating topics of in- terest and Importance to both private and governmental practi- tioners, including: I. State and local administration of federal policies-a strain on American federalism. A. Local administration of federal educational policies-a plea for local control of local schools compared with the importance of local compliance with national school policies. B. Labor standards tied to federal grants-in-aid-the bitter with the sweet compared with national goals for national dollars. C. Local administration of federal transportation policies- the local viewpoint compared with the national view- point. D. Local administration of federal policies concerning public borrowing-the local viewpoint compared with the national viewpoint. II. Antitrust and local government- measures local govern- ment can take to avoid antitrust liability under City of Lafayette v. Louisiana Power & Light Co., 435 U.S. 389 (1978). Ill. Bankruptcy and local government-exploration of the default provisions in various security documents used in municipal financing in light of the new bankruptcy code. IV. Municipal leasing-exploration of the developments in municipal leasing, including tax consequences with respect to lenders, equity owners and the use of leverage leasing in municipal finance. V. Arbitration of public works contract disputes (in conjunction with the Section of Public Contract Law). A. The problem of disputes resolution in public works con- tracts. B. The Uniform Arbitration Act for commercial disputes. C. Construction contract arbitration. D. State and local government construction contract arbi- tration including the California experiment. VI. Land Use Controls-Modern Growth Management Systems- Vesting and Transfer of Development Rights. Concluding the Section's program will be Bob Freilich's always eagerly awaited overview of the past year's major developments in urban, state and local government law. Bob's analysis is invariably informative, stimulating and provocative. It provides a fitting climax to the Section's program. Council Establishes a New Section Committee on Public Elections by David Cardwell Recent years have seen ever increasing judicial attention being ac- corded to the various types of elections conducted at state and local government levels. Both state and federal courts have been reviewing controversies involving not only the election of public officials, but also concerning tax and bond refunds, initiatives, annexation, and special tax and special tax district elections. Since the famous United States Supreme Court legislative reapportionment decisions of the sixties, judicial scrutiny of the composition of state legislatures has dramatically affected that level of government. Attention is presently being focused on local government bodies, particularly from the aspect of possible dilution of the voting strength of minorities. Nearly every state now requires the disclosure of campaign finances and many regulate the manner of receiving contributions and making ex- penditures. Elections are the keystone of democratic government. They must operate in a proper manner under the law to maintain popular faith in the institutions goveming society. It is the responsibility, and perhaps the duty, of lawyers to be in the forefront of the effort to main- Copyright © 1980 American Bar Association tan this vital credibility. Few elections, particularly major ones, are held today without the intervention of lawyers at least in an advisory capacity. With this increased participation by lawyers in the substantive and procedural aspects of election laws, it is evident that the organized Bar can serve a vital function of providing a forum for a discussion of election law developments and a study of emerging issues. The Public Elections Committee established by the Council of our Sec- tion at the 1979 annual ABA meeting in Dallas can provide such a forum. The Committee's area of concern will include the administration of elections at the state and local levels. This specifically includes the manner in which elections are conducted, voter eligibility, voting systems, and ballot preparation. The role of candidates will be ex- amined from the standpoint of qualification, ballot access, ballot location, resign-to-run, and fair campaign practices. The ever-present aspect of campaign finance regulation, including (continued on next page) Produced by the ABA Press momimmook.-

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