CITY OF DAMASCUS v. STATE BY BROWN

SC S066939.

472 P.3d 741 (2020)

367 Or 41

CITY OF DAMASCUS, James B. De Young, Jeanne Robinson, Mark Fitz, and William Wehr, Petitioners, v. STATE of Oregon, BY AND THROUGH Kate BROWN, Governor; and Bev Clarno, Secretary of State, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Oregon, En Banc.

considered and under advisement May 7, 2020.

September 3, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward H. Trompke , Jordan Ramis PC, Lake Oswego, and Tyler D. Smith , Tyler Smith & Associates PC, Canby filed the briefs for petitioners City of Damascus, James B. DeYoung, Jeanne Robinson, Mike Fitz, and William Wehr.

Philip Thoennes , Assistant Attorney General, Salem, filed the brief for respondents. Also on the brief were Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General, and Benjamin Gutman , Solicitor General.


In Senate Bill (SB) 226 (2019), enacted as Oregon Laws 2019, chapter 545, sections 1 to 5, the Oregon Legislature sought to retroactively cure defects in a 2016 local election in which voters approved disincorporating the City of Damascus (the city). Anticipating controversy as to the validity and effectiveness of SB 226 in curing the...

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