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DERAS v. MYERS

535 P.2d 541 (1975)

Warren DERAS, Respondent and Cross-Appellant, v. Clay MYERS, Secretary of State of the State of Oregon, Appellant and Cross-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided May 14, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee Johnson, Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause and filed briefs for appellant and cross-respondent.

Warren C. Deras, Portland, argued the cause and filed briefs pro se.

Kenneth J. Guido, Washington, D.C., and Charles H. Habernigg, Marcus A. Wood, and Rives, Bonyhadi & Drummond, Portland, filed a brief amicus curiae representing Common Cause.

Morton A. Winkel, Portland, filed a brief amicus curiae representing the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, Inc.

Hans A. Linde, Eugene, filed a brief amicus curiae representing the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association.

O'CONNELL, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment holding unconstitutional ORS 260.027 and ORS 260.154 which limit the amounts which may be expended in support of or in opposition to candidates for public office in Oregon. Plaintiff, a candidate for State Representative, who wished to expend funds on his behalf and to support and oppose the candidacies of others without regard to the limits imposed by the statutes and regulations, sought to have them...

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