Peterson v. Myers

In this ballot title review proceeding, petitioners challenge two aspects of the Attorney General’s certified ballot title for a proposed initiative measure, which the Secretary of State has denominated as Initiative Petition 165 (2002). We review the Attorney General’s certified ballot title to determine whether it substantially complies with the requirements of ORS 250.035(2). See ORS 250.085(5) (setting out standard of review).

Initiative Petition 165 (2002) is a more limited version of Initiative Petition 170 (2002). The ballot title for Initiative Petition 170 (2002) was challenged in…