Progressive Party of Oregon v. Atkins

This case relates to plaintiffs’ contention that defendant, the Oregon Secretary of State, violated a state election law in 2010 when she adopted OAR 165-007-0320, which required each candidate’s political party to be identified by a specified “three character designation” on the general election ballot.1 Although defendant repealed that rule in 2012, plaintiffs continued this litigation. In their first amended complaint, filed after the rule’s repeal, plaintiffs sought a declaration that any use of “three character designations” for political parties was unlawful in the past and would be…