Nesbitt v. Myers

This ballot title review proceeding brought under ORS 250.085(2) concerns the Attorney General’s certified ballot title for a proposed initiative measure that the Secretary of State has denominated as Initiative Petition 39 (2004). The proposed measure, if adopted, would amend the Oregon Constitution by limiting the number of years that an individual may serve in the state legislature. Under the proposed measure, a legislator could not serve more than six years in the House of Representatives, more than eight years in the Senate, or a total of more than 12 years in the Legislative Assembly.…