Title: Bosak v. Myers (Certification)

State: oregon

Issuer: Oregon Supreme Court

Document:

Filed:  October 19, 2001
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON
TRICIA BOSAK
and JAMES SAGER,
Petitioners,
	v.
HARDY MYERS,
Attorney General,
State of Oregon,
Respondent.
(SC S48606)
	On modified ballot title filed October 11, 2001.*
	No appearance by petitioners.
	Erika L. Hadlock, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, filed
the filing of modified ballot title for respondent.  With her on
the filing were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, and Michael D.
Reynolds, Solicitor General.
	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).
	*332 Or 537, ____ P3d ____ (2001) (referring ballot title
for modification).
	**Balmer, J., did not participate in the consideration or
decision of this case.
		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 49 (2002), failed to comply
substantially with statutory standards.  Bosak v. Myers, 332 Or
537, ___ 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 49 (2002)
states:
"AMENDS CONSTITUTION: LIMITS ANNUAL
INCOME-TAX REVENUE SPENDING GROWTH
TO FOUR PERCENT; RETURNS REVENUE
EXCEEDING LIMIT
		"RESULT OF 'YES' VOTE: 'Yes' vote limits the
annual growth in spending of state income-tax revenue
to four percent; state must return all revenue
exceeding limit to taxpayers.
		"RESULT OF 'NO' VOTE: 'No' vote rejects four-percent limit on annual growth in spending of state
income-tax revenue; rejects requiring state to return
revenue exceeding that limit.
		"SUMMARY: Amends Oregon Constitution.  Oregon
statutes currently limit biennial growth of state
appropriations for general governmental purposes to
previous biennium's growth rate for personal income in
Oregon.  Under Oregon Constitution, the state currently
must return excess income- and excise-tax revenue to
taxpayers when it collects at least two percent more
than it estimated it would collect.  This measure adds
constitutional provision limiting annual rate of growth
in spending of 'state income tax revenue' (personal and
corporate income taxes, corporate excise taxes) to four
percent; growth limit not adjusted for population
change or inflation.  Measure requires state to return
to taxpayers all 'state income tax revenue' collected
in excess of growth limit.  Measure limits state
spending of income-tax revenues without providing
replacement revenues.  Other provisions."
The modified ballot title is certified.  The appellate
judgment shall issue in accordance with ORS 250.085(9).