DeBottari v. City Council

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• holding that city council had mandatory duty to place referendum on ballot and citing other California cases holding that city registrar, county clerk, county board of supervisors, and the secretary of state similarly had mandatory duties
• holding that city council had mandatory duty to place referendum on ballot and citing other California cases holding that city registrar, county clerk, county board of supervisors, and the secretary of state similarly had mandatory duties
• providing that a challenger must make \a compelling showing that a proper case has been established\ to prevent a measure from being placed on the ballot (internal quotation marks omitted)
• reaching merits of pre-election judicial review despite holding that city council had breached mandatory duty to submit initiative to vote
• reaching merits of pre-election judicial review despite holding that city council had breached mandatory duty to submit initiative to vote

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