League of Oregon Cities v. State of Oregon

2002

Venue: OR SC

Facts: OR constitutional amendment requiring governments to compensate property owners for reductions in value due to "restrictive" regulations, but exempting certain businesses from that benefit.

Posture: Not known.

Issue: Is this measure invalid because the OR constitution requires that separate amendments must be voted on separately?

Holding: Yes.

Rule: The constitution specifies the amendment procedure: anything that does not conform must be denied. This changes two parts.

Reasoning: This changes both § 8 and § 18 of Art. I. Simple, really.

Dicta: