· 9/2/1997
Hamilton v. Myers
Citations
- 943 P.2d 214
- 326 Or. 44
- 1997 Ore. LEXIS 104
How courts have described this case
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- petitioners must show that certified ballot title does not substantially comply with statutory requirements, not that alternative wording would be \better\
- court approved result statements maintaining the same focus as the caption, as “in accord with this court’s case law endorsing internal consistency in ballot titles”
- inappropriate to add words to a ballot title that essentially take sides in the debate over the measure
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Judges: Gillette
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