Towers v. Myers

This ballot title review proceeding brought under ORS 250.085(2) concerns the Attorney General’s certified ballot title for an initiative petition, denominated by the Secretary of State as Initiative Petition 15 (2006). Initiative Petition 15, if adopted, would amend the Oregon Constitution by adding a section whose stated purpose is to restrict how a person, company, or organization may use funds obtained by means of public employee payroll deductions. Section 1 of the initiative petition prohibits the use of any such funds for “political purposes” unless the employer has on file a current…