Opinion ID: 1292946
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 9

Heading: Substitute Title More Accurate

Text: Petitioners ask the court to determine that the petitioners' title is more accurate than the title certified. That petitioners or this court could write a better ballot title is not a ground for overturning a certified ballot title under the statutes which limit our review. The ballot title statutes assign this court only the function of testing the title for substantial compliance with statutory standards. ORS 250.085(4); ORS 250.035(1). ORAP 11.30(4)(a) requires a petitioner who questions substantial compliance to demonstrate that compliance is possible within the word limits and other rules imposed by statute. That review procedural rule does not, however, modify the administrative process for developing a usable ballot title or the substantive standards for evaluating such titles, both of which are controlled by the statutes.