State Ex Rel. Anderson v. Paulus

Petitioners ask this court to issue a writ of mandamus directing the Secretary of State to accept for publication in the Voters’ Pamphlet for the November general election a certain explanatory statement prepared for Ballot Measure 10, an initiative measure. Petitioners are three members of the five-member committee selected pursuant to ORS 254.210(1) to prepare such a statement.

The statutes provide that the committee, prior to the election, "shall prepare for the particular measure and file as a public document with the Secretary of State, an impartial, simple and understandable statement…