Kane v. Kulongoski

In this original proceeding, petitioner challenges the ballot title for a proposed initiative measure. Petitioner is an elector who, in a timely manner, submitted written comments addressed to the Attorney General’s draft ballot title. Therefore, he is entitled to petition this court seeking a different ballot title. ORS 250.085(2).

The proposed measure, entitled “The Oregon Cannabis Tax Act of 1997,consists of four single-spaced, finely printed pages. It is far too extensive to reproduce here. In broad outline, it consists of a long preamble and three numbered sections. The preamble lists…