"A measure to curb legislative walkouts has qualified for Oregon’s
November ballot"
"Oregon voters will have an opportunity to change the state constitution
this November in order to discourage legislative walkouts that have
become an increasingly prominent feature of state politics.
State elections officials on Tuesday said that an effort to prevent the
tactic – often used by the state’s Republican minority in recent years – has qualified for the general election ballot after supporters submitted signatures in late May. The Secretary of State’s Office found that the petition included 155,343 valid signatures, roughly 84% of the
signatures submitted and more than the 149,360 necessary to qualify.
Under initiative petition 14, nicknamed “Legislative Accountability 1″
by supporters, lawmakers would be barred from seeking re-election if
they have 10 or more unexcused absences in a given legislative session.
The proposal, drummed up by Democratic-leaning labor unions, is meant to severely curtail the ability of the minority party to freeze legislative
action by walking away from the Capitol, as Republicans did repeatedly
in 2019 and 2020. Under quorum rules set out in the state constitution, two-thirds of a legislative chamber’s lawmakers must be present in order
for the chamber to conduct business."
https://www.opb.org/article/2022/07/05/oregon-capitol-legislative-walkouts-ballot-measures-november-election-2022/
I signed that one. Maybe we can eliminate some gridlock.
TB
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