Oregon Republican Party v. State of Oregon

Petitioners, the Attorney General and Secretary of State, seek review of a decision of the Court of Appeals holding that a certain plan of the Oregon Republican Party did not violate the Corrupt Practices Act provision that “[n]o person * * * shall directly or indirectly subject any person to undue influence with the intent to induce any person to: (a) * * * vote.” ORS 260.665(2). Finding that the matter was moot at the time the Court of Appeals decided it, we grant the petition for review, reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals and remand the case to be dismissed.

This case began as a…