MacAfee v. Paulus

Petitioner brought an original proceeding in this court under ORS 251.235 to challenge the explanation of a ballot measure prepared for use by the Secretary of State in the Voters’ Pamphlet and suggested an amendment. ORS 251.185. 1 Subsequently a second petitioner filed a petition proposing a contrary amendment of the explanatory statement. After the oral argument, we certified the statement as written to the Secretary of State.

The statutes provide the following procedures for the preparation and review of statements explaining initiated or referred state measures in the Voters’ Pamphlet.

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