Arras v. Regional School District No. 14

Summary

The dissent would invalidate a referendum approving more than $63 million in school renovations because the town clerks completely failed to publish the statutorily required notice. It rejects applying the standard used for irregularities in general and primary elections, reasoning that a referendum is a special election requiring strict statutory compliance and that actual publicity cannot cure a total failure of legal notice. The dissent would render judgment for the plaintiffs.