BRUCE v. CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS

No. 05SA365.

129 P.3d 988 (2006)

Douglas BRUCE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS and Kathryn Young, City Clerk, in her official capacity as election officer for the city, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

February 27, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas Bruce, Colorado Springs, pro se.

Patricia K. Kelly, City Attorney for Colorado Springs, Shane White, Senior Attorney, Colorado Springs, for Defendants-Appellants.

Colorado Municipal League, Geoffrey T. Wilson, Denver, for Amicus Curiae Colorado Municipal League.


MARTINEZ, Justice.

In this case, we review the summary judgment order of the district court invalidating the voters' approval of a measure to extend an existing sales and use tax for "Trails, Open Space, and Parks" in the April 2003 Colorado Springs municipal election. The trial court found that Issue 1A's election notice did not substantially comply with the requirements of article X, section 20 of the Colorado Constitution or Article VII, section 90 of the Charter...

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