American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, Inc. v. Paulus

Petitioners brought this proceeding under ORS 254.077 for review of a ballot title prepared by the Attorney General for a proposed initiative measure to amend the Oregon Constitution by adding the following provision to Article I:

"Each human form is possessed of a life right not to be violated or otherwise impaired by law.”

ORS 254.060 states that the Attorney General shall provide ballot titles for initiative measures such as the present one. As to the content of the ballot title, ORS 254.070 provides in part:

"(2) For either a referred or initiated measure, the ballot title shall consist of a…