Court Opinion

ID: 9576561
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 21:26:00.306757+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:09:57.518917
License: Public Domain

CORCORAN, Justice,
specially concurring:
I cast my lot with the majority only because I believe it applies traditional con*496cepts of what is legislative and what is administrative to this referendum. This case is made difficult because all of the money realized from the approval of the Bond Election by the voters of Mesa is committed to one project. If we were faced with only one project of $1 million of 30 such projects, perhaps we all could agree with the majority.
In many bond elections throughout the state, the specific projects to which designated proceeds of a bond election will be committed are precisely set forth. Perhaps the legislature, boards of supervisors, and city councils should consider tying specific projects to the bond election so that not only will voters know the amount of indebtedness to be incurred and the general purpose for which bond proceeds will be used, but will also know specifically for what project precise sums of money will be used. In that way, informed voters can make informed choices.