State ex rel. Poddar v. Lee

Plaintiffs appeal the trial court’s dismissal of their action to remove defendants from their offices as Clatsop County Commissioners. We affirm the trial court on the merits but reverse the award of attorney fees that it made under ORS 258.046.1

The material facts are undisputed. In 2001, the voters of Clatsop County approved a revision to the county charter that modified the manner in which county commissioners are elected. Before the revision, candidates for the Board of County Commissioners were nominated for the general election ballot by petition and the candidate for each district who…