DIST. COL. BD. OF ELECTIONS v. DIST. COL.

Nos. 85-1029, 85-1043.

520 A.2d 671 (1986)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND ETHICS, et al., Appellants, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 20, 1986.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 19, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Lewis, Gen. Counsel, with whom Cecily E. Collier, Washington, D.C., was on brief for appellant District of Columbia Bd. of Elections and Ethics.

K. Gregory Tucker, with whom Dwight C. Smith III and Perry H. Apelbaum, Washington, D.C., were on brief for appellant District of Columbia Committee on Overnight Shelter.

Lutz Alexander Prager, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom John H. Suda, Acting Corp. Counsel at the time brief was filed, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on brief for appellee.

Benoit Brookens, pro se.

Before NEBEKER, MACK and NEWMAN, Associate Judges.


NEWMAN, Associate Judge:

Does the "laws appropriating funds" exception to the citizens' right to make laws through the initiative process prohibit enactment of the District of Columbia Right to Overnight Shelter Initiative of 1984?1 The trial court answered "Yes" and granted the District of Columbia's motion for summary judgment on its prayer for declaratory judgment. We answer the same question "No." We reverse and remand for entry of...

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