DALE v. MYERS

(SC S46044)

980 P.2d 157 (1999)

328 Or. 466

Alice DALE, James Sager, and John Chase, Petitioners, v. Hardy MYERS, Attorney General, State of Oregon, Respondent, and Bill Sizemore, Intervenor.

Supreme Court of Oregon, En Banc.

Decided May 14, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Novick, Portland, argued the cause and filed the supplemental memorandum for petitioners. B. Carlton Grew, of the Oregon Public Employees Union, Salem, and Paul B. Gamson, of Smith, Gamson, Diamond & Olney, Portland, filed the petition.

John T. Bagg, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the answering and supplemental memoranda were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, and Michael D. Reynolds, Solicitor General.

Gregory W. Byrne, of Byrne & Associates, P.C., Portland, argued the cause and filed the supplemental memorandum for intervenor.


RIGGS, J.

Petitioners challenge the Attorney General's certified ballot title for a proposed initiative measure. Petitioners are electors who timely submitted written comments addressing the Attorney General's draft ballot title. Accordingly, petitioners are entitled to seek modification of the certified ballot title in this court. ORS 250.085(2). We modify the Attorney General's ballot title and certify it as modified.

The proposed initiative measure would...

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