MATTER OF TITLE, BALLOT TITLE FOR NO. 105

Nos. 98SA226, 98SA227 and 98SA228.

961 P.2d 1092 (1998)

In the Matter of the TITLE, BALLOT TITLE AND SUBMISSION CLAUSE, AND SUMMARY FOR 1997-1998 # 105 (PAYMENTS BY CONSERVATION DISTRICT TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS). Bufford RICE and Richard MacRavey, Petitioners, v. Jim BRANDON and John Berry, Respondents, and Victoria Buckley, Rebecca Lennahan and Richard Westfall, Title Setting Board. In the Matter of the TITLE, BALLOT TITLE AND SUBMISSION CLAUSE, AND SUMMARY FOR 1997-1998 # 102 (BOARD OF DIRECTORS, RIO GRANDE WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT). Bufford RICE and Richard MacRavey, Petitioners, v. Jim BRANDON and John Berry, Respondents, and Victoria Buckley, Rebecca Lennahan and Richard Westfall, Title Setting Board. In the Matter of the TITLE, BALLOT TITLE AND SUBMISSION CLAUSE, AND SUMMARY FOR 1997-1998 # 103 (REFUND TO TAXPAYERS BY CONSERVATION DISTRICT). Bufford RICE and Richard MacRavey, Petitioners, v. Jim BRANDON and John Berry, Respondents, and Victoria Buckley, Rebecca Lennahan and Richard Westfall, Title Setting Board.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

July 6, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Issacson, Rosenbaum, Woods & Levy, P.C., Mark G. Grueskin, Melissa K. Thompson, Hill & Robbins, P.C., David Robbins, Denver, for Petitioners.

John Berry, Hale Hackstaff Tymkovich ErkenBrack & Shih, L.L.C., Timothy M. Tymkovich, Stephen ErkenBrack, Denver, for Respondents.

Gale A. Norton, Attorney General, Martha Phillips Allbright, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Richard A. Westfall, Solicitor General, Paul Farley, Deputy Attorney General, Maurice G. Knaizer, Deputy Attorney General, State Services Section, Denver, for Title Board.

Carlson, Hammond & Paddock, L.L.C., William A. Paddock, Mary Mead Hammond, Denver, for Amicus Curiae of the Rio Grande Water Users Association.


PER CURIAM.

We have consolidated these three ballot title cases because they involve the same parties and all relate to the Rio Grande Water Conservation District. The petitioners are registered electors who brought these original proceedings pursuant to section 1-40-107(2), 1 C.R.S. (1997), to review the actions taken by the initiative title setting board (the Board) in fixing the title, ballot title and submission clause, and summary (collectively, "titles and summary...

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