CARUTHERS v. MYERS

(No. SC S54528).

166 P.3d 514 (2007)

343 Or. 162

Jerry CARUTHERS & Larry Wolf, Petitioners, v. Hardy MYERS, Attorney General, State of Oregon, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Oregon, En Banc.

Decided August 2, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margaret S. Olney, of Smith, Diamond & Olney, Portland, filed the petition for petitioners.

Denise G. Fjordbeck, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, filed the answering memorandum for respondent. With her on the memorandum were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, and Mary H. Williams, Solicitor General.

Gregory W. Byrne, Portland, filed a brief for amicus curiae Bill Sizemore.


GILLETTE, J.

This ballot title review proceeding brought under ORS 250.085(2) concerns the Attorney General's certified ballot title for a proposed initiative measure, denominated by the Secretary of State as Initiative Petition 61 (2008). The proposed measure is set forth in the margin.1 If adopted, the measure would amend present law on ad valorem taxation of primary residences by creating an exemption to the rules ordinarily governing...

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