CARLSON v. MYERS

Nos. SC S44806 (Initiative No. 58), SC S44808 (Initiative No. 59), SC S44818 (Initiative No. 60), SC S44830 (Initiative No. 64), SC S44909 (Initiative No. 67).

959 P.2d 31 (1998)

327 Or. 213

Gary M. CARLSON, Petitioner, v. Hardy MYERS, Attorney General of the State of Oregon, Respondent, Robert D. Davis, Elli Work and Matt DeVore, Intervenors.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided June 18, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Mountain, Jr., of Harrang Long Gary Rudnick PC, Salem, argued the cause on behalf of petitioner. With him on the petitions was Brendan C. Dunn.

Philip Schradle, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause on behalf of respondent. With him on the answering memoranda were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, and Michael D. Reynolds, Solicitor General.

James S. Coon, of Swanson, Thomas & Coon, Portland, argued the cause and filed memoranda on behalf of intervenors.

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


KULONGOSKI, Justice.

This original proceeding consolidates five separate ballot title challenges to the Attorney General's certified ballot titles for proposed initiatives 58, 59, 60, 64, and 67.1 Petitioner is an elector who, in a timely manner, submitted written comments about the Attorney General's draft ballot titles for each proposed measure. ORS 250.067(1). Therefore, he is entitled to seek modification of the ballot titles in this...

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