Legal Opinion

Priestley v. Paulus

Oregon Supreme Court

Decided July 24, 1979No. SC 26261PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Per curiam

Oregon Taxpayers Union filed with the respondent, Secretary of State, a petition for a measure to be referred to the people of the state by the initiative. ORS 254.060. In due course the Attorney General provided a ballot title 1 prepared by him.

Petitioner, alleging his dissatisfaction with that title, timely petitioned this court to review the title prepared by the Attorney General and prayed for a different title. ORS 254.077.

We are faced at the outset by a problem not usually encountered in this kind of proceeding. Petitioner has set forth in his petition what he asserts to be the title…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Allen v. Multnomah CountyOregon Supreme Court · 1946
  2. Pacific Power & Light Co. v. PaulusOregon Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Corn v. MyersOregon Supreme Court · 1976

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Evans v. FirestoneSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  2. Ulmer v. Alaska Restaurant & Beverage Ass'nAlaska Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Advisory Opinion to Atty. Gen. Re TaxSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
  4. Burgess v. Alaska Lieutenant Governor Terry MillerAlaska Supreme Court · 1982
  5. Arizona Legislative Council v. HoweArizona Supreme Court · 1998

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