Wasson v. State By And Through Clarno

*190Pursuant to ORS 183.400, petitioner challenges the validity of OAR 165-014-0005(1), a rule promulgated by the Secretary *1046of State that designates the State Initiative and Referendum Manual and associated forms as the procedures and forms to be used for the state initiative and referendum process. In petitioner's view, the rule, by adopting the process described in that manual-including the deadlines for submitting and verifying signatures and the dates for elections included in the manual-precludes initiatives from appearing on the ballot at a special election, in violation of Article III,…