SEC. 16.128-10. EFFECT OF PROCEDURAL ERRORS.
§ 16.128-10
A court may only invalidate an appropriation, contract, or action taken under these procedural rules if the challenging party proves they were substantially injured by the procedural error and that the outcome would likely have been different without it.
Minor mistakes in following the procedures in this section won't automatically cancel an agreement or action. A court can only throw it out if someone shows they were seriously harmed by the mistake and that the decision would have come out differently if the mistake hadn't happened.
- Controversial:This section sets a high bar for overturning government actions based on procedural mistakes, which some may view as limiting public accountability while others see it as preventing frivolous challenges.
- Complex:The double negative structure ('No...shall be held invalid...unless') and the compound causation test ('substantial injury' AND 'different result probable') may be difficult for lay readers to parse.
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Official text
No appropriation, contract, or other action shall be held invalid or set aside by reason of any error, including without limitation any irregularity, informality, neglect, or omission, in carrying out procedures specified in Sections 16.128-1 through 16.128-12, unless a court finds that the party challenging the action suffered substantial injury from the error and that a different result would have been probable had the error not occurred.
(Added by Proposition I, Approved 11/8/2016)