Title: Nesbitt v. Myers
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: S48783
State: Oregon
Issuer: Oregon Supreme Court
Date: November 30, 2001

FILED:  November 30, 2001
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON

TIM NESBITT,
	Petitioner,
	v.
HARDY MYERS,
Attorney General,
State of Oregon,
	Respondent.
(SC S48783)

	En Banc
	On petition to review ballot title.
	Argued and submitted October 4, 2001.
	Lynn-Marie Crider, Salem, argued the cause and filed the
petition for petitioner.
	Brendan C. Dunn, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued
the cause and filed the answering memorandum for respondent. 
With him on the answering memorandum were Hardy Myers, Attorney
General, and Michael D. Reynolds, Solicitor General.
	PER CURIAM
	Ballot title certified.  This decision shall become
effective in accordance with ORAP 11.30(11).
		PER CURIAM
		In this ballot title review proceeding, petitioner
challenges an aspect of the Attorney General's certified ballot
title for a proposed initiative measure that the Secretary of
State has denominated as Initiative Petition 83 (2002).  We
review the Attorney General's certified ballot title to determine
whether it substantially complies with the requirements of ORS
250.035(2)(a) to (d).  See ORS 250.085(5) (setting out standard
of review).
		Petitioner challenges the "no" vote result statement in
the Attorney General's certified ballot title.  We have
considered petitioner's arguments and determine that they are not
well taken.  Accordingly, we certify to the Secretary of State
the following ballot title for the proposed measure:
AMENDS CONSTITUTION: PROHIBITS
ESTABLISHING, EXPANDING INMATE WORK
PROGRAMS DISPLACING, SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRIVATE
ENTERPRISES, NON-INMATE WORKERS

		RESULT OF "YES" VOTE:  "Yes" vote prohibits
establishing, expanding inmate work programs
displacing, significantly reducing: opportunities for
pre-existing private enterprises or non-inmate workers;
government, nonprofit programs employing
developmentally-disabled.
	     RESULT OF "NO" VOTE:  "No" vote retains laws
granting corrections director discretion to establish,
expand inmate work programs displacing, significantly
reducing: pre-existing private enterprises'
opportunities; programs employing developmentally-disabled.
	     SUMMARY:  Amends constitution.  Constitution
currently requires inmate work programs for state
corrections institutions.  Constitution currently
instructs the corrections director to avoid, but grants
director discretion to establish or expand, inmate work
programs that would: provide goods or services to the
private sector and displace or significantly reduce
opportunities for pre-existing private enterprises; or
displace or significantly reduce government or
nonprofit programs that employ developmentally-disabled
persons.  Measure prohibits director, cities, and
counties from establishing or expanding inmate work
programs that would: provide goods or services to the
private sector and displace or significantly reduce
opportunities for preexisting private enterprises; or
displace or significantly reduce either non-inmate
workers' work opportunities or government or nonprofit
programs that employ developmentally-disabled persons. 
Others provisions.
		Ballot title certified.  This decision shall become
effective in accordance with ORAP 11.30(11).