Or. Rev. Stat. § 251.225

Preparation and filing of explanatory statement by Legislative Counsel Committee; when explanatory statement of committee used

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251.225 Preparation and filing of explanatory statement by Legislative Counsel Committee; when explanatory statement of committee used. (1) The Legislative Counsel Committee shall prepare an impartial, simple and understandable statement of not more than 500 words explaining each state measure. The statement shall be filed electronically with the Secretary of State not later than the last day for filing a statement prepared under ORS 251.215.

(2) If an explanatory statement is not filed by a committee under ORS 251.215, the statement of the Legislative Counsel Committee shall be the explanatory statement of the measure, and shall be subject to the provisions of ORS 251.215. [Formerly 254.225; 1993 c.493 §21; 1993 c.811 §15; 2011 c.646 §6]

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Cited in 3 cases, 1980–2020 · leading case: Teledyne Wah Chang Albany v. Powell

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Teledyne Wah Chang Albany v. Powell (1986) or “ORS 251.225. Changes to the committee’s explanatory statements can be proposed by interested persons, and a special hearing is *593 held by the Secretary of State for this purpose.”

MacAfee v. Paulus (1980) or “ORS 251.225. Apart from the official explanatory statement, there are provisions for printing arguments for and against a measure in the Voters’ Pamphlet.”

Buel/Markley v. Rosenblum (2020) or “ORS 251.225 directs the joint legislative commit- tee to prepare “an impartial, simple and understandable” explanatory statement for each state measure.”

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