DERAS v. ROBERTS

SC S36595; SC S36604; SC S36605.

785 P.2d 1045 (1990)

309 Or. 250

Warren C. DERAS, Petitioner, v. Barbara ROBERTS, Secretary of State, Respondent. Norma Paulus and Mike Burton, Petitioners, v. BARBARA ROBERTS, Secretary of State, Respondent. Stevie Remington and the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, Inc., Petitioners, v. Barbara ROBERTS, Secretary of State, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided January 25, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Paul R. Romain, Portland, argued the cause and filed the petition, for petitioners, Norma Paulus and Mike Burton. With him on the petition was Preston, Thorgrimson, Ellis and Holman, Portland.

Leslie M. Roberts, Portland, argued the cause and filed the petition, for petitioners Stevie Remington and The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, Inc.

John A. Reuling, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause and filed the answering memoranda. With him on the memoranda was Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., Salem.


VAN HOOMISSEN, Justice.

This original proceeding consolidates three challenges to a certified ballot title for a proposed initiative measure to amend the Oregon Constitution. If approved by the voters, the amendment would exempt laws regulating the financing of election campaigns from the provisions of Article I, sections 8 and 26, of the Oregon Constitution. We modify the certified ballot title.

The proposed initiative measure provides:

"Be It Enacted...

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