Questão jurídica principal
Whether the appellants had standing as citizens to challenge the municipal council’s approval of amended construction credit decisions as a political-rights matter.
Decisão extraída
They lacked standing: the case concerned an indirect vote in a representative body, not a direct exercise of political rights by the electorate, and no referendum or comparable political right was invoked.
Fundamentação extraída
In indirect voting within a representative organ, citizens cannot invoke voting-rights protection against how the council approves committee reports. The appellants did not show a direct political-rights injury.