Legal Opinion
Barnes v. Paulus
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided September 29, 1978No. 107216, CA 11918PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*329SCHWAB, C. J.
The principal issues presented by this appeal are whether an initiative measure proposing an amendment to the Oregon Constitution is in fact a revision and whether the initiating petition for this measure is legally sufficient to place the measure on the November 7, 1978 statewide ballot.
On January 20, 1978, defendant Jim D. Whittenburg filed a preliminary petition with the Secretary of State’s office.1 This initiative petition, designed to limit property taxes, began with the following words:
"The Amendment.
"That this Article is added to the Constitution to read:
"Section 1.
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- State v. OlcottOregon Supreme Court · 1912
- State Ex Rel. Carson v. KozerOregon Supreme Court · 1928
- Holmes v. ApplingOregon Supreme Court · 1964
- Johnson v. CITY OF ASTORIAOregon Supreme Court · 1961
- State Ex Rel. McPherson v. SnellOregon Supreme Court · 1942
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Advisory Opinion to the Attorney GeneralSupreme Court of Florida · 1996
- Foster v. ClarkOregon Supreme Court · 1990
- Wyoming National Abortion Rights Action League v. KarpanWyoming Supreme Court · 1994
- Oregon Education Ass'n v. PaulusCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1986
- Barnes v. PaulusOregon Supreme Court · 1978
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