Towers v. Myers

This ballot title review proceeding brought under ORS 250.085(2) concerns the Attorney General’s certified ballot title for an initiative petition, denominated by the Secretary of State as Initiative Petition 17 (2006). InitiativePetition 17, if adopted, would amend the Oregon Constitution by adding a section whose stated purpose is to restrict how a person, company, or organization may use funds obtained by means of payroll deductions from employers. The initiative petition differs from a companion measure, Initiative Petition 15 (2006), in only one material respect: Initiative Petition 15…