BOWERS v. BETSCHART

A167596.

496 P.3d 1034 (2021)

313 Or. App. 294

Lynn BOWERS, Katja Kohler Gause, and Tao Orion, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Cheryl BETSCHART, in her official capacity as Lane County Clerk, Defendant-Respondent, and Stanton F. Long, Intervenor-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

July 14, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Meek argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants.

J. Aaron Landau , Eugene, argued the cause for respondent Stanton F. Long. On the brief were William F. Gary , Sharon A. Rudnick , and Harrang Long Gary Rudnick P.C.

Stephen E. Dingle and Office of Lane County Counsel for respondent Cheryl Betschart joined the brief of respondent Stanton F. Long.

Before DeHoog, Presiding Judge, and Mooney, Judge, and Kamins, Judge.


After gathering the requisite number of voter signatures, plaintiffs submitted to the Lane County Clerk (defendant) an initiative petition that proposed to amend the Lane County Charter. Following a pre-election review, defendant concluded that the initiative failed to comply with ORS 203.725(2), a statutory "separate-vote" requirement...

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