Blumenauer v. Paulus

Petitioner requests a change in the ballot title prepared by the Attorney General for a measure referred by the legislature to the voters. The measure concerns the raising and expenditure of highway revenues.

In Manny v. Paulus, 281 Or 215, 573 P2d 1248 (1978), we stated the criteria by which we review ballot titles.

The proposed ballot title reads:

"HIGHWAY REPAIR PRIORITY,

GAS TAX INCREASE

"Requires all highway user revenues available for highway construction and maintenance to be used first for maintenance, reconstruction, rehabilitation and modernization under Six Year Highway Improvement Plan…