Olson v. Secretary of State

WATHEN, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Jon K. Olson, the executive secretary of the Maine Farm Bureau, and six named berry and fruit growers, all Maine voters, appeal from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Alexander, J.) in favor of the Secretary of State (the “Secretary”). By their action, plaintiffs seek to compel the Secretary to reformulate a ballot question for a citizen initiative. On appeal, plaintiffs contend that the court applied the wrong standard of review, and erred in upholding the Secretary’s formulation of the ballot question. Although plaintiffs’ first point is…