SIZEMORE v. MYERS

SC S45582.

964 P.2d 255 (1998)

327 Or. 456

Bill SIZEMORE, Petitioner, v. Hardy MYERS, Attorney General, State of Oregon, Roger Gray, Greg Hartman, Steve Harper, and Kathleen Beaufait, Respondents, and Daniel W. Meek, Intervenor.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided August 27, 1998.

Reconsideration Denied September 8, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory W. Byrne, of Byrne & Associates, P.C., Portland, filed the petition and argued the cause for petitioner.

Gregory A. Hartman, of Bennett, Hartman, and Reynolds, Portland, argued the cause for respondents Gray, Hartman, and Beaufait. With him on the answering memorandum was Aruna A. Masih, Portland.

Michael D. Reynolds, Solicitor General, Salem, waived appearance for respondent Myers.

No appearance for respondent Harper.

Daniel W. Meek, Portland, filed the memorandum and argued the cause for intervenor pro se.

Before CARSON, C.J., and GILLETTE, VAN HOOMISSEN, DURHAM, KULONGOSKI and LEESON, JJ.


CARSON, Chief Justice.

This is an original proceeding in which petitioner challenges the explanatory statement for 1998 Ballot Measure 59. If adopted, Measure 59 would amend the Oregon Constitution to prohibit public funds from being spent to collect or assist in the collection of "political funds." The measure defines "political funds" as funds contributed to a candidate or political action committee, or funds spent to support or oppose a candidate for public office...

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