In the MATTER OF VALIDATION PROCEEDING TO DETERMINE THE REGULARITY AND LEGALITY OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTER SECTION 11.60 AND IMPLEMENTING ORDINANCE NO. 1243 REGULATING CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND DISCLOSURE.
Multnomah County, Petitioner-Appellant, and
Elizabeth Trojan, Moses Ross, Juan Carlos Ordonez, David Delk, James Ofsink, Ron Buel, Seth Alan Woolley, and Jim Robison, Intervenors-Appellants, and
Jason Kafoury, Intervenor,
v.
Alan Mehrwein, Portland Business Alliance, Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors, and Associated Oregon Industries, Intervenors-Respondents.
Supreme Court of Oregon, En Banc.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued and submitted November 14, 2019.
April 23, 2020.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Katherine Thomas , Multnomah County Attorney's Office, Portland, argued the cause for appellant Multnomah County. Jenny M. Madkour , Multnomah County Attorney, filed the briefs. Also on the briefs was Katherine Thomas .
Daniel W. Meek , Portland, argued the cause and filed the briefs for Intervenors-Appellants Moses Ross, Juan Carlos Ordonez, James Ofsink, Seth Alan Woolley, and Jim Robison.
Linda K. Williams , Portland, argued the cause and filed the briefs for Intervenors-Appellants Elizabeth Trojan, David Delk, and Ron Buel.
Gregory A. Chaimov , Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Portland, argued the cause and filed the brief for Intervenors-Respondents.
Adam Kiel , Kafoury McDougal Law Firm, Portland, filed the briefs on behalf of amici curiae Derek Cressman , Sightline Institute, Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon, Bernie PDX, League of Women Voters of Oregon, League of Women Voters of Portland, Portland Forward, Portland Jobs with Justice, Alliance for Democracy, and Unite Oregon.
Cody Hoesly , Larkins Vacura Kayser LLP, Portland, filed the brief for amici curiae Independent Party of Oregon, Oregon Progressive Party, Pacific Green Party, and Honest Elections Oregon.
Kelly K. Simon , ACLU Foundation of Oregon, Inc., Portland, filed the brief on behalf of amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Oregon, Inc. Also on the brief were Katherine McDowell , McDowell Rackner Gibson PC, Portland, and Daniel Belknap Bartz , Eugene.
Denis M. Vannier , Senior Deputy City Attorney, Portland, filed the brief on behalf of amicus curiae City of Portland. Also on the brief was Naomi Sheffield , Deputy City Attorney.
Kyle Markley , Hillsboro, filed the brief on behalf of amicus curiae Kyle Markley.
Owen Yeates , Institute for Free Speech, Alexandria, Virginia, filed the brief on behalf of amici curiae Taxpayers Association of Oregon and Taxpayers Association of Oregon Political Action Committee. Also on the brief was Allen Dickerson .
WALTERS, C. J.
In the November 2016 election, Multnomah County voters approved Measure 26-184, an amendment to the Multnomah County Home Rule Charter containing campaign finance provisions. Multnomah County then adopted new ordinances, Multnomah County Code (MCC) §§ 5.200-203, mirroring and implementing those charter provisions. The first...
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