Novick v. Myers

In these ballot title review proceedings, which we consolidated for opinion, petitioner challenges identical “yes” vote result statements of the Attorney General’s certified ballot titles for two proposed initiative measures, which the Secretary of State has denominated as Initiative Petitions 120 (2002) and 121 (2002). For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the “yes” vote result statements do not comply substantially with ORS 250.035(2)(b), and we therefore refer the ballot titles to the Attorney General for modification. See ORS 250.085(8) (authorizing such disposition).

The Attorney…