Novick v. Myers

This is a ballot title review proceeding under ORS 250.085(2). The Attorney General certified a ballot title, which we quote below, for Initiative Petition 113 (2000). Petitioner is an elector who timely submitted written comments regarding the Attorney General’s draft ballot title and who, therefore, is entitled to seek review under ORS 250.085(2). We review the Attorney General’s certified ballot title to determine whether it substantially complies with the requirements of ORS 250.035 (1997). ORS 250.085(5). For the reasons that follow, we modify the Attorney General’s ballot title.

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