Fidanque v. Myers

• Decision Date: 19 May 2000
• Citation: 330 Or. 340,999 P.2d 1140
• Parties: David FIDANQUE, Petitioner, v. Hardy MYERS, Attorney General, State of Oregon, Respondent. Daniel W. Meek, Petitioner, v. Hardy Myers, Attorney General, State of Oregon, Respondent.
• Court: Oregon Supreme Court

999 P.2d 1140

330 Or. 340

David FIDANQUE, Petitioner, v. Hardy MYERS, Attorney General, State of Oregon, Respondent.

Daniel W. Meek, Petitioner, v. Hardy Myers, Attorney General, State of Oregon, Respondent.

(SC S47377; S47428)

Supreme Court of Oregon, En Banc.

Submitted on Petitions April 19, 2000.

Decided May 19, 2000.

Charles F. Hinkle, Portland, filed the petition and reply memorandum in support of petition in S47377.

Daniel W. Meek, pro se, Portland, filed the petition in S47428.

Douglas F. Zier, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, filed the answering memoranda for respondent. With him were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, and Michael D. Reynolds, Solicitor General.

Submitted on Petitions, Answering Memoranda of Respondent, Reply Memorandum in Support of Petition, and the Record April 19, 2000.

PER CURIAM.

These two ballot title review proceedings, which this court consolidates for purposes of consideration and decision, are brought under ORS 250.085(2). Petitioners are electors who timely submitted written comments to the Secretary of State respecting the content of the draft ballot title for a proposed measure, designated Initiative Petition 156 (2000). They therefore are entitled to seek review of the ballot title that the Attorney General has certified. See ORS 250.085(2) (setting that requirement).

We have considered each of petitioners' arguments concerning the ballot title certified by the Attorney General. We conclude that none establishes that the Attorney General's certified ballot title fails to comply substantially with the standards for such ballot titles set out in ORS 250.035(2)(a) to (d) (1997).¹ See ORS 250.085(5) (setting out standard of review). Accordingly, we certify to the Secretary of State the following ballot title:

AMENDS CONSTITUTION: APPLIES POTENTIAL FUTURE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION, EXPENDITURE LIMITS TO SPECIFIED ENTITIES

RESULT OF "YES" VOTE: "Yes" vote applies potential Oregon corporate campaign contribution, expenditure limits to certain other corporations, unions.

RESULT OF "NO" VOTE: "No" vote rejects applying potential Oregon corporate campaign contribution, expenditure limits to other corporations, unions.

SUMMARY: Amends constitution. Current law allows unlimited campaign contributions and expenditures by Oregon for-profit corporations. Measure requires any future campaign contribution or expenditure limits applied to Oregon for-profit corporations to be applied equally to out-of-state for-profit corporations and to public employee unions, including any political committee or entity receiving public employee union funds used for political purposes or commingled with money used for political purposes. Measure's provision would not limit

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