This morning’s local skewspaper, the Coeur d’Alene Press, finally got it right with its headline Clerk seeks clarification. The key word is “clarification.”
As reported in the skewspaper, Kootenai County Clerk Cliff Hayes has petitioned the District Court for a judgement of declaratory relief. The last two paragraphs of my April 25, 2012, post titled Kootenai County Petition for Declaratory Judgment explains why the present action is appropriate. In essence, the law governing the authority of two different elected officials is not clear.
The Idaho Supreme Court’s refusal to hear the same question earlier does not answer the question, so County Clerk Hayes is asking the District Court to issue a declaratory judgment to clarify the law.