Sizemore/Bosak v. Myers

Petitioners 1 in these two ballot title review proceedings challenge various aspects of the Attorney General’s certified ballot title for a proposed initiative measure that has been denominated by the Secretary of State as Initiative Petition 28 (2002). For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the ballot title fails in one respect to comply with the relevant legal standard. We therefore refer the matter to the Attorney General for modification.

The proposed measure would amend the Oregon Constitution by adding a section, the main thrust of which is to eliminate, over a five-year period,…