Ascher v. KULONGOSKI (ELECTIONS DIV. 46)

*518DURHAM, J.

This is an original proceeding in which petitioners challenge the Attorney General’s ballot title for a proposed initiative measure that the Secretary of State’s office has designated as “Elections Division #46.”1 Petitioners are electors who, in a timely manner, submitted written comments about the Attorney General’s draft ballot title, pursuant to ORS 250.067(1). Accordingly, they are entitled to seek a different title in this court. ORS 250.085(2). We modify the ballot title in certain respects and, as modified, certify it to the Secretary of State.2

At the outset, we note that…