Deras v. Myers

*475GILLETTE, J.

In this original proceeding, petitioner challenges the explanatory statement for 1998 Ballot Measure 58, a measure concerning the circumstances under which an adult adopted person can obtain a copy of his or her original birth certificate. See ORS 251.205 (requiring selection of committee of five citizens to prepare explanatory statement for measures proposed by initiative or referendum); ORS 251.215 (setting out procedures for preparing and filing explanatory statement).

This court conducts judicial review of ballot title explanatory statements pursuant to ORS 251.235, which…