Post by Logan on Mar 5, 2016 15:13:52 GMT -6
The Utah Supreme Court has declined to rule on whether Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox overstepped his bounds when he blocked a proposed petition drive that would put term limits on appointees to state boards and commission.
In a 4-0 decision released Friday, the high court dismissed the case as moot.
The ruling notes Utah Term Limits NOW! abandoned efforts to get its issue on the 2016 ballot before the justices could rule on a request to compel the lieutenant governor to rescind his rejection of the group's initiative application.
The application was submitted Aug. 10 and rejected three days later by Cox, who said the Utah Constitution gives the governor authority to appoint people to boards and commissions, so "any change or limit to that authority requires a change to the Constitution."
Read more: www.sltrib.com/news/3620580-155/utah-supreme-court-rules-term-limits-case
In a 4-0 decision released Friday, the high court dismissed the case as moot.
The ruling notes Utah Term Limits NOW! abandoned efforts to get its issue on the 2016 ballot before the justices could rule on a request to compel the lieutenant governor to rescind his rejection of the group's initiative application.
The application was submitted Aug. 10 and rejected three days later by Cox, who said the Utah Constitution gives the governor authority to appoint people to boards and commissions, so "any change or limit to that authority requires a change to the Constitution."
Read more: www.sltrib.com/news/3620580-155/utah-supreme-court-rules-term-limits-case