SWETT v. KEISLING

(98C-20484; CA A107552 (Control), CA A107799)

15 P.3d 50 (2000)

171 Or. App. 119

Michael SWETT; David Fidanque and the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, Inc., Appellants, v. Phil KEISLING, Secretary of State; and the State of Oregon, Respondents, and Virginia Markell; Laurence Perry and Susan Remmers, Intervenors-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided November 22, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Christ, Portland, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants.

David Schuman, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the briefs were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, and Michael D. Reynolds, Solicitor General.

Paul B. Gamson, Portland, argued the cause for intervenors-respondents. On the brief were Margaret S. Olney, Portland, and Smith, Gamson, Diamond & Olney.

Before LANDAU, Presiding Judge, and ARMSTRONG and BREWER, Judges.


LANDAU, P.J.

Plaintiffs initiated this action for declaratory judgment to determine whether 1998 Ballot Measure 62 (Measure 62) contains two or more constitutional amendments that must be voted on separately under Article XVII, section 1, of the Oregon Constitution. Secretary of State Bill Bradbury (Secretary)1 and intervenors argued that the measure contains no more than one amendment, and the...

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