Priestley v. Paulus

The Attorney General provided a ballot title for a measure to be submitted to the people to amend the Oregon Constitution. Two petitions were filed under ORS 250.085, challenging the provided title as being insufficient and unfair. One petition was by State Senate President Edward N. Fadeley and the other by State Representative Wally Priestley. On our own motion we consolidated these two matters.

By ORS 250.035 a ballot title must consist of:

“(a) A caption of not more than 10 words by which the measure is commonly referred to;

“(b) A question of not more than 20 words which plainly states the…