Gtech Corp. v. Roberts

A ballot title prepared by the Attorney General for a proposed initiative measure is challenged in two petitions, one by the corporation operating the state lottery for the State of Oregon, the other by two legislators who jointly chair the legislature’s committee on trade and economic development.

The proposed measure would amend the present constitutional provisions for the state lottery, Article XV, section 4, of the Oregon Constitution, in two major respects. The proposed constitutional amendment would specify a single formula for the conduct of the lottery game and the distribution of…