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86 California Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (2003)

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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

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