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86 California Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (2003)

handle is hein.sag/sagca0086 and id is 1 raw text is: ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINIONS Opinion No. 02-1103-January 13, 2003 Requested by: JOE KERR, TERRY MARTIN, THOMAS DOMIN- GUEZ, and CAROL BURKE Opinion by: BELL LOCKYER, Attorney General David M. Verhey, Deputy JOE KERR, TERRY MARTIN, THOMAS DOMINGUEZ, and CAROL BURKE have requested this office to grant leave to sue in quo warranto upon the following questions: 1. Does the Orange County Charter lack the necessary elements of a county charter enumerated in the California Constitution, article XI, section 4, thus rendering the charter invalid? 2. Did the ballot materials in connection with Measure V on the March 5, 2002 general election ballot establishing the Orange County Charter mislead the voters by failing to inform them that the charter would change the structure of the Orange County government, thus rendering the charter invalid? 3. Did the ballot materials in connection with Measure V on the March 5, 2002 general election ballot establishing the Orange County Charter mislead the voters by failing to address the fiscal impact of the charter, thus rendering the charter invalid? CONCLUSIONS 1. Whether the Orange County Charter lacks the necessary elements of a county charter enumerated in the California Constitution, article XI, section 4, thus rendering the charter invalid, does present substantial issues of law and fact which warrant judicial resolution, and for which leave to sue is granted. 2. Whether the ballot materials in connection with Measure V on the March 5, 2002 general election ballot establishing the Orange County Charter misled the voters by failing to inform them that the charter would change the structure of the Orange County government, thus rendering the charter invalid, does present substantial issues of law and fact which warrant judicial resolution, and for which leave to sue is granted. 3. Whether the ballot materials in connection with Measure V on the March 5, 2002 general election ballot establishing the Orange County Charter misled the voters by failing to address the fiscal impact of the charter, thus rendering the charter invalid, does present substantial issues 1 January 2003

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