Dale v. Kulongoski

*110FADELEY, J.

In this ballot title review case, petitioners challenge a ballot title proposed for use with an initiative measure. The text of the measure is printed as an appendix hereto. The standards to be applied by this court to the present challenge are spelled out by statutes that in summary provide:

“ORS 250.035(l)(a) requires that a ballot title contain a ‘caption of not more than 10 words which reasonably identifies the subject of the measure.’ ORS 250.035(l)(b) requires that a ballot title also contain a ‘question of not more than 20 words which plainly phrases the chief purpose of the…