Harris v. Keisling

I concur in the decision to dismiss plaintiffs’ appeal as moot. I write separately, however, to explain my reasons for joining in that disposition of plaintiffs’ appeal.

Plaintiffs challenged defendant’s certification of Ballot Measure 9 for the November 2000 election. They argued that the initiative petition violated Article IV, section l(2)(d), of the Oregon Constitution, which requires “[a]n initiative petition [to] * * * include the full text of the proposed law or amendment to the Constitution.” The initiative petition for Ballot Measure 9 stated that the initiative would amend ORS…