WHITSETT v. KROGER

(SC S058313).

230 P.3d 545 (2010)

348 Or. 243

Doug WHITSETT, an individual Oregon Elector, Petitioner, v. John R. KROGER, Attorney General, State of Oregon, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Oregon, En Banc.

Considered and Under Advisement March 31, 2010.

Decided April 29, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan R. Rietmann, Salem, filed the petition and reply memorandum for petitioner.

Stephanie L. Striffler, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Salem, filed the answering memorandum for respondent. With her on the memorandum were John R. Kroger, Attorney General, and Jerome Lidz, Solicitor General.


GILLETTE, J.

This is a proceeding to review the ballot title for Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 48, a measure referred to the people by the Legislative Assembly. See Or. Const., Art. IV, § 1(3)(c) (authorizing such referrals). Pursuant to ORS 250.075, the Legislative Assembly drafted its own ballot title for the referred measure. Such ballot titles are reviewable by this court on the petition of "[a]ny elector dissatisfied with [the] ballot title." ORS...

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