Commentator wins right to withdraw ballot measure
By Stan Nelson
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I ho Oregon Commentator has lh<* right to remove a
'Commentator funding measure placed' on tin; general
eiecticins ballot against its will, the <lonstitutinn Court
ruled Wednesday
. Representative's ofth'e-Cnmmrntatoi- argued the
paper was being singled out without the paper's con
sent. and that being forced to go on the ballot to receive
funding deprives the paper editorial control and
discourages minority views,
I he decision allows the paper to avoid a popularity
contest at the; elections, said Tom Mann, executive
editor of the Commentator.
"It is ridiculous to say we would win.” he; said.
Students would be voting on the basis of the paper's
content, and with the paper's minority view, he said it
is obvious an approval of the measure by the majority
could not be achieved; '
The court 's decision allows the CommentatortfffBr
quest direct funding from the Incidental Fee
Committee.
ASHO President Lynn Pinckney argued the Com
mentator was being placed on the ballot to determine
the level of student support of the paper.
After six hours of deliberation, a decision was
reached, said Rich Walsh, a Constitution Court
member. He called the decision one of the closest cases
the court had ever heard.
The court applied a newly adopted test to deter
mine the constitutionality of contested ballot measures,
he said.
The test says the ASUO president and the IFC may
place a measure on the general election ballot only to
gather information concerning funding levels of the
group. The court then weighs the burden placed on the
affected program against the benefit of the information
’being gathered . Also, the language of the measure must
reflect the purpose for which the measure is being plac
ed on the ballot.
If one of the three criteria is not met. then the ballot
attempt is invalidated
In this case, the court ruled placing the paper on
the ballot was a legitimate way to determine the level of
student usage. However, the court found the Commen
tator would be less affected by other methods used to
determine its usage level.
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funding a majority-approved
Athletic Depart moot-sponsored
measure will not deny students
voting for the IPC-sponsored
measure the ;» percent increase,
he said. They will just receive
an additional 42 percent in
crease. Walsh said.
Voelz says increased funding
for the Athletic Department is
necessary because women’s
athletics art; being upgraded to
a level comparable to men's
sports as required by stnto and
federal laws.
Women's athletics were
upgraded at the University from
the Northern Pacific Conference
to the Pacific-10 Conference
|an. 1 this year for the
school year. The move to the
Pac-10. a league previously
reserved for men's sports, will
increase opportunity, travel and
expenditures for women's
athletics. Voelz said
"Hard money" is needed to
finance the expansion. Voelz
said, adding that the entire
amount of the Athletic Deport
ment funding measure will be
spent on women's athletics.
If students vote to fund
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Department will in turn lower
the student admission price to
all University sporting events to
$1. Voelz said.
The revenue from ticket sales
currently are not enough to
fund women’s sports to the
level required hv federal
guidelines If the measure fails.
Voelz said the Athletic Depart
ment will Im* forced to decrease
the number of tickets allotted to
students or increase student ad
mission prices.
“We are not trying to ramrod
the students of undercut
them. . .If you want more, you
are going to have to pay for
more." she said.
The primary difference bet
ween the? Athletic Department
funding measure and the? IFC’s
opposing measure besides the
dollar amount is the IPC's pro
vision for preferred student
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suating arrangements at athletic:
events.
The* Athletic Department's
measure makes no provision for
seating arrangements, which
until this year had been
negotiated with the 1FC during
the budget hearing process.
Hut Voelz said students will
continue to be allotted 6.000
football tickets and nearly 3.800
men's basketball tickets for
home games.
lames Randall, IFC chairman,
said that without negotiations
for s t u d e n I seating a r -
rangements. students will no
longer have prime seating for
athletic events.
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