Group working to get measures on Oregon ballot to prevent lawmaker walkouts KATU Staff
A group is working to get measures on the 2022 ballot that will punish lawmakers who walk out during legislative sessions and use the tactic to shut down the process.
Republicans have walked out of legislative sessions in recent years to deny the state constitutionally mandated quorum that’s required to pass bills and conduct legislative business. Notably, Republicans walked out over the controversial cap-and-trade bill during the 2019 session and again in 2020.
On Thursday, the group
No More Costly Walkouts Coalition said it was filing eight more measures for the November 2022 ballot, bringing its total to 10.
Ballot measures seek to stop GOP walkouts in Legislature
Coalition opposed to slowdowns would bar frequent absentees from getting paid or seeking reelection.
A coalition is pressing ahead with up to 10 ballot measures aimed at stopping walkouts and other delaying tactics in the Oregon Legislature.
The measures include barring lawmakers from seeking reelection if they pile up too many unexcused absences, and from getting paid.
The No More Costly Walkouts Coalition consists largely of groups opposed to the actions by Republican minorities in the Senate and House during the past three years. Among them: Service Employees International Union, whose Local 503 represents the largest group of state employees; Oregon Education Association, the state s largest teachers union, the union-backed Our Oregon, Oregon League of Conservation Voters and Planned Parenthood Action PAC of Oregon.
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