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Keith M. Stidd, Esq. P rlg€~ 7 September 27, 1972 express 8.ut 1'10 1":1.. ty , In Muehr'~I~lL v. Scho~l._p~E.:tr~('~~_~No "__;11 at: Stearx:_~_ County, 224 Minn. 432, 28 N.W.2d 655 (1947), the court voided a ref- Bl"endum on just such grounds. rrhe court reasoned: lIIt .is elementary that a public corpora- t1on, agency, or officer to whom governmental power has been delegated by statute cannot re- delegate such delegated power. Delegation of gover'l1mental pO\lJ'er is a manifestation of' leg- islat:Lve intention that only the pubLic auth- ority to which the delegation is made. and not some agency or person of its choosing, shall exercise such power. The power of choice is in the leglslature~ which it has exercised by the very act of delegation. Where there is st~tutor~ a&~o1"'iza~~~:m fo}' submission of a EE.bwauthgrIt_:l_.9-f b',5uesEIon J;,9. t"he vo ers for wEe!r uecfSlon lhere Is no rea! reae1e- ~~~1.9ri of'-~~~tea PO~:., 'D~ther-acH vi- sion ()1"tne pottIer between the pUblic authority and the voters, under which in the first in- stance the public authority is required to act with respect to the question: and afterward, upon submission of the question to them, the voters .are required to decid,e whether to ap- prove or disapprove of the action BO taken. !tvlhel"'e there is no st8.tu~~lL~i3-.~thCilriza- :t!01.l...:f'OI' ~ suti~i~iol1' ~L..~~P'tJ~2!L tothevoters. for ti:1'eI'r dlt~i_2..l]J. such a Bubmif?~..:.t.on bo-b'\':, .~. Jnlb- rrc-authorit;y Clothed wlth power wi~re~ect 11-0 tfie ~StToi1'8'UbffiI1;'"tea' cOl'18t1.~tUt"e-s an unauth- 2rlieg.-:r'e(1~Jeiaq~~J~[fedBqeI. Tr'~ ..-- Id. at 436-37, 28 N.W.2d at 658 (emphasis supplied). Thererore, there are compell:Lng re~asons for requlr.lng express statutory or charter au.thorl ty for the conduct of adviso..ry elections. Additionallys it should be noted that when expressly autho- rized, advlsory elections are not permisslble on every conceivable matter. COU1'tS have imposed restrictions on the subject matter of initiative and referenda. See Limitations on Initiative and Referendum, _....... __._____ __.......___..._..........____.. ..._...""--..co.........