PHILLIPS v. MYERS

SC S43932.

936 P.2d 964 (1997)

325 Or. 221

Michael PHILLIPS and Ross Shepard, Petitioners, v. Hardy MYERS, Attorney General, State of Oregon, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided April 10, 1997.

As Amended May 2, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shaun S. McCrea, of McCrea, P.C., Eugene, argued the cause and filed the petition for petitioners.

Richard D. Wasserman, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the answering memorandum were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, and Virginia L. Linder, Solicitor General.

Before CARSON, C.J., and GILLETTE, VAN HOOMISSEN, GRABER, and DURHAM, JJ.


GRABER, Justice.

This is an original proceeding in which petitioners challenge the Attorney General's ballot title for a proposed initiative measure. Petitioners are electors who, in a timely manner and pursuant to ORS 250.067(1), submitted written comments about the Attorney General's draft ballot title. Accordingly, they are entitled to seek a different title in this court. ORS 250.085(2). We modify the Attorney General's ballot title and certify it as modified...

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