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Stories Posted on September 24, 2008
Court derails ballot initiative
Category: Transportation · State: Hawaii · Source: Honolulu Star-Bulletin
A state appeals court ruled against an anti-rail group, which has still not yet admitted defeat in its five-month- long attempt to create a ballot question to block the city's proposed $4 billion rail transit project. The state's second-highest court yesterday rejected a motion by Stop Rail Now to order the city clerk to place its question on the November ballot asking voters to prohibit the city from building a rail or train system. The court said granting the group's request would have posed too much of a risk to voters since the City Council has already placed a related question on the ballot. Meanwhile, the group's organizers say they are debating whether to appeal to the Hawaii Supreme Court or start campaigning against the city's project.
Court derails ballot initiative
Category: Transportation · State: Hawaii · Source: Honolulu Star-Bulletin
A state appeals court ruled against an anti-rail group, which has still not yet admitted defeat in its five-month- long attempt to create a ballot question to block the city's proposed $4 billion rail transit project. The state's second-highest court yesterday rejected a motion by Stop Rail Now to order the city clerk to place its question on the November ballot asking voters to prohibit the city from building a rail or train system. The court said granting the group's request would have posed too much of a risk to voters since the City Council has already placed a related question on the ballot. Meanwhile, the group's organizers say they are debating whether to appeal to the Hawaii Supreme Court or start campaigning against the city's project.