§ ORS § 255.155Procedure for elector dissatisfied with title of district measure

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(1) Any elector dissatisfied with
a ballot title filed with the elections officer by the district attorney or
district elections authority may petition the circuit court of the judicial
district in which the administrative office of the district is located seeking
a different title and stating the reasons the title filed with the court is
insufficient, not concise or unfair. The petition shall name as respondent the
district attorney or district elections authority, depending on who prepared
the ballot title, and must be filed not later than the seventh business day
after the title is filed with the elections officer. The court shall review the
title and measure to be initiated or referred, hear arguments, if any, and
certify to the elections officer a title for the measure which meets the
requirements of ORS 250.035.

(2) An elector
filing a petition under this section shall notify the county clerk in writing
that the petition has been filed. The notice shall be given not later than 5
p.m. on the next business day following the day the petition is filed.

(3) The review by
the circuit court shall be the first and final review, and shall be conducted
expeditiously to insure the orderly and timely circulation of petitions or
conduct of the election at which the measure is to be submitted to the
electors. [1979 c.190 §294; 1983 c.514 §13a; 1987 c.707 §21; 1989 c.503 §16;
1993 c.493 §99; 1995 c.534 §5]

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