Opinion ID: 2515815
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: S48833, Kane and Brummell v. Bradbury

Text: The substance of Kane Petitioners' arguments appear to be that the Secretary of State should have paid more attention to county lines, particularly Multnomah County lines. The Secretary of State indicated in his transmittal letter that [c]ounties in the tri-county Portland Metropolitan area play a relatively small role in the lives of residents. For decades, district lines there have routinely cut across county lines to account for more meaningful boundaries such as city lines, geographic boundaries such as the Willamette River, transportation links including highways and railroads, service districts and neighborhood associations. At bottom, Kane Petitioners are seeking to substitute their judgment for that of the Secretary of State, arguing that he should have placed emphasis on the same criterion that Kane Petitioners do. It is clear that the Secretary of State considered the criterion that Kane Petitioners emphasize; he simply concluded that, on the record before him, other criteria were more important. Similarly, we find no merit to Kane Petitioners' argument that the Secretary of State violated ORS 188.010(1) in dividing the City of Beaverton into four House districts. Kane Petitioners point to nothing in the record that demonstrates that the Secretary of State did not consider the relevant criteria. Kane Petitioners have not shown that the Secretary of State made choices that no reasonable Secretary of State would have made.