In the Matter of the Title, Ballot Title, and Submission Clause for 2011-2012 # 45 Douglas Kemper, Petitioner V…

Summary

The court affirmed the Title Board’s determination that Initiative 45 and its titles concern a single subject, namely public control of waters. It held that the initiative’s provisions are necessarily and properly connected because they collectively establish, implement, and enforce a revised public water regime, and that the titles fairly and clearly communicate the measure’s purpose and substance. Justice Hobbs, dissenting, would have held that the initiative combines multiple subjects and that its titles materially fail to disclose its likely effects.