Title: Kosesan v. Myers
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: S45420
State: Oregon
Issuer: Oregon Supreme Court
Date: June 25, 1998

Filed: June 25, 1998 

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON

RICHARD KOSESAN and ROGER COLLIS,

	Petitioners,

	v.

HARDY MYERS, Attorney General, State of Oregon,

	Respondent,

	and

GAIL R. O'CONNELL-BABCOCK,
ROGER TROEN, and CLAUDIA CULLISON,

	Intervenors.

(SC S45420)

	On petition to review ballot title.

	Submitted on the record June 19, 1998.

	James M. Brown, Salem, filed the petition on behalf of
petitioners.

	Robert B. Rocklin, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, filed
the answering memorandum on behalf of respondent.  With him on
the answering memorandum were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, and
Michael D. Reynolds, Solicitor General.

	Robert E. Babcock, Lake Oswego, filed a response to the
petition on behalf of intervenors.

	Before Carson, Chief Justice, and Gillette, Van Hoomissen,
Durham, Kulongoski, and Leeson, Justices.

	PER CURIAM

	Ballot title certified.  Pursuant to ORAP 1.20(4) and
notwithstanding ORAP 11.30(10), this opinion will become
effective when the appellate judgment issues.  The State Court
Administrator shall issue the appellate judgment at 12:00 noon on
June 29, 1998, unless a petition for reconsideration is both
filed with and physically received by the Office of the State
Court Administrator by that time.  Any timely petition for
reconsideration will stay issuance of the appellate judgment
until the court acts on such petition.

	PER CURIAM

	This is a ballot title review proceeding.  Petitioners are
electors who, under ORS 250.067(1), submitted timely written
comments on the proposed ballot title.  They are entitled to seek
this court's review.

	The Attorney General certified the following ballot title
for proposed initiative 84:

"AMENDS LAWS REGULATING DOGS;
CHANGES REQUIREMENTS FOR KILLING NUISANCE DOGS

		"RESULT OF 'YES' VOTE:  'Yes' vote amends statutes
regulating dogs, repeals requirement to kill dogs
involved in livestock incidents.

		"RESULT OF 'NO' VOTE:  'No' vote retains current
laws, including requirement that dogs involved in
livestock incidents be killed.

		"SUMMARY:  Currently, dogs found to have killed,
wounded, injured, or chased livestock must be killed. 
Measure classifies such dogs as public nuisances,
authorizes the imposition of fines on owners, and
requires a determination that dog cannot be safely kept
by a responsible person before killing may be ordered. 
Measure changes current law permitting the immediate
killing of such dogs by requiring prior attempt to
abate behavior.  Requires counties to comply with state
regulation.  Establishes formal hearing procedures. 
Funds responsible ownership programs with increased
fines.  Other changes."

	Petitioners challenge the Attorney General's certified
caption, result statements, and summary.  We have considered each
of petitioners' arguments, but conclude that the certified ballot
title complies substantially with statutory requirements.  See
ORS 250.035(2) (prescribing content of ballot title for statewide
measure); ORS 250.085(5) (providing this court's standard of
review).  Accordingly, we certify the Attorney General's ballot
title to the Secretary of State.

	Ballot title certified.  Pursuant to ORAP 1.20(4) and
notwithstanding ORAP 11.30(10), this opinion will become
effective when the appellate judgment issues.  The State Court
Administrator shall issue the appellate judgment at 12:00 noon on
June 29, 1998, unless a petition for reconsideration is both
filed with and physically received by the Office of the State
Court Administrator by that time.  Any timely petition for
reconsideration will stay issuance of the appellate judgment
until the court acts on such petition.