League of Oregon Cities v. State

*649CARSON, C. J.

In these two consolidated proceedings, plaintiffs seek to invalidate Ballot Measure 7 (2000), set out post, 334 Or at 665-67, an initiated amendment to the Oregon Constitution that the voters approved at the 2000 general election. The trial court agreed with plaintiffs that Measure 7 was adopted in violation of the “separate-vote” requirement of Article XVII, section 1, of the Oregon Constitution, also set out post. The trial court therefore declared Measure 7 to be invalid and entered judgment accordingly. The state1 appealed to the Court of Appeals, that court certified the…