Title: Novick v. Myers (Certification)

State: oregon

Issuer: Oregon Supreme Court

Document:

Filed:  August 24, 2001
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON
STEVEN NOVICK,
Petitioner,
	v.
HARDY MYERS,
Attorney General for the State of Oregon,
Respondent.
(SC S48605)
	On modified ballot title filed August 16, 2001.*
	Douglas F. Zier, Assistant Attorney General, Salem,
filed the Filing of Modified Ballot Title for respondent. 
With him on the filing were Hardy Myers, Attorney
General, and Michael D. Reynolds, Solicitor General.
	No appearance contra.
	Before Carson, Chief Justice, and Gillette, Durham,
Leeson, Riggs, and De Muniz, Justices.
	The modified ballot title is certified.  The
appellate judgment shall issue in accordance with ORS
250.085(9).
	* Novick v. Myers, 332 Or 340, ___ P3d ___ (2001)
(referring ballot title for modification).
		The court in this ballot title review
proceeding determined that the Attorney General's
certified ballot title for a proposed initiative measure,
which the Secretary of State denominated as Initiative
Petition 48 (2002), failed to comply substantially with
statutory standards.  Novick v. Myers, 332 Or 340, ___
P3d ___ (2001).  Under Oregon Laws 2001, chapter 802,
section 2 (now codified as ORS 250.085(8)), the court
referred the ballot title to the Attorney General for
modification.  The Attorney General has filed a modified
ballot title for the proposed initiative measure, and no
party to the ballot title review proceeding has objected. 
See ORS 250.085(9) (setting out period within which party
may object to modified ballot title and requiring court
to certify modified ballot title if no objection filed).
	The modified ballot title for Initiative
Petition 48 (2002) states:
	"AMENDS CONSTITUTION:  DISTRIBUTES FIFTEEN PERCENT OF ALL STATE INCOME TAX REVENUE TO SOME LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, SERVICE DISTRICTS
		"RESULT OF 'YES' VOTE: 'Yes' vote requires
distribution of fifteen percent of state income tax
revenue (reduced by amount of certain local taxes) to
some local governments, service districts.
		"RESULT OF 'NO' VOTE: 'No' vote retains the
current tax system where personal and corporate income
tax revenue collected by the state is directed to the
state general fund.
"SUMMARY:  Amends Constitution.  Currently,
state tax revenue collected from personal and
corporate income is directed to the state
general fund and is used to fund education,
public safety, human services, and other state
programs.  Measure requires  percentage of all
state income tax revenue to be 'equitably'
distributed for unrestricted use to the
general funds of some local governments and
local service districts providing 'essential
services.'  Measure does not define
'equitably' or 'essential services.'  Excludes
local school districts, metropolitan service
districts from 'local government' definition. 
Distributes five percent in 2003; ten percent
in 2004; fifteen percent thereafter.  Reduces
share distributed to local governments
imposing taxes on personal or business income,
revenue, or profits.  Reduces revenue
available for state government expenditures
and provides no replacement funds.  Other
provisions."
	The modified ballot title is certified.  The appellate
judgment shall issue in accordance with ORS 250.085(9).