TOWERS v. ROSENBLUM

(S061292).

310 P.3d 1136 (2013)

354 Or. 125

Arthur TOWERS, Gail Rasmussen, and Bethanne Darby, Petitioners, v. Ellen ROSENBLUM, Attorney General, State of Oregon, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Oregon, En Banc.

Decided September 12, 2013.

Considered and Under Advisement August 6, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven C. Berman of Stoll Stoll Berne Lokting & Shlacher, P.C., Portland, filed the petition and response for petitioner Towers.

Margaret S. Olney of Bennett, Hartman, Morris & Kaplan LLP, Portland, filed the petition and response for petitioners Rasmussen and Darby.

Douglas F. Zier , Assistant Attorney General, Salem, filed the answering memorandum for respondent. With him on the answering memorandum were Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General, and Anna M. Joyce , Solicitor General.

Jill Gibson Odell , Beaverton, filed the amicus curiae memorandum for herself.

Paul Gamson , Portland, filed the memorandum for amici curiae Tom Chamberlain and Patrick Green.


LANDAU, J.

Petitioners seek review of the Attorney General's certified ballot title for Initiative Petition 9 (2014), arguing that the ballot title does not satisfy the requirements of ORS 250.035(2). We review a certified ballot title to determine whether it substantially complies with those statutory requirements. See ORS 250.085(5) (stating standard of review). For the reasons that follow, we refer the ballot title to the Attorney General for modification...

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