§ 168.479Review of determination; mandamus, certiorari or other remedy; legal challenge

to supreme court.
 Sec. 479.
   (1) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary and subject to subsection (2), any person
 who feels aggrieved by any determination made by the board of state canvassers may have the
 determination reviewed by mandamus or other appropriate remedy in the supreme court.
   (2) If a person feels aggrieved by any determination made by the board of state canvassers
 regarding the sufficiency or insufficiency of an initiative petition, the person must file a legal
 challenge to the board's determination in the supreme court within 7 business days after the
 date of the official declaration of the sufficiency or insufficiency of the initiative petition or
 not later than 60 days before the election at which the proposal is to be submitted, whichever


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 occurs first. Any legal challenge to the official declaration of the sufficiency or insufficiency
 of an initiative petition has the highest priority and shall be advanced on the supreme court
 docket so as to provide for the earliest possible disposition.