Coalson v. City Council of Victoria

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• explaining that courts may not give advisory opinions or decide cases upon speculative, hypothetical, or contingent situations
• noting that complaints about whether a proposed charter amendment would be invalid were premature until after the election because the proposed amendment could be rejected
• granting mandamus in original proceeding before this Court regarding whether a charter amendment should be on the ballot
• granting petition for writ of mandamus and requiring city council to submit proposed city charter amendment to public for vote
• a pre-election declaratory judgment was prematurely filed and the election results determine whether there is a justiciable issue
• declaratory judgment on constitutionality of proposed charter amendment is not justiciable before actual election on the amendment is held

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