Oregon Supreme Court Clears Away Procedural Barriers to Lawsuit Challenging Restriction on Petitioners

On July 16, the Oregon Supreme Court issued this opinion in Couey v Atkins, S061650. The case had been filed in 2010 by a petitioner, to challenge a 2009 law that makes it illegal for anyone to simultaneously be a paid circulator for one petition and a volunteer petitioner for another ballot measure. The Oregon Supreme Court did not actually settle that question. But it said the lower courts should resolve it. The lower courts had refused to issue an opinion on the main issue, because of various procedural problems, such as whether the case is moot. Thanks to Dan Meek for the link.


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