Republican and Democratic legislative leaders met behind closed doors for a second day Thursday to try to bridge the divide, as the boycott entered its ninth straight day. Lawmakers with 10 unexcus…
By Andrew Selsky | Associated Press
Republican and Democratic legislative leaders met behind closed doors for a second day Thursday to try to bridge the divide, as the boycott entered its ninth straight day. Lawmakers with 10 unexcused absences are barred from reelection under a constitutional amendment passed overwhelmingly last November by voters weary of repeated walkouts.
Several statehouses around the nation, including Montana and Tennessee, have been ideological battlegrounds this year. Oregon — which pioneered marijuana decriminalization, recycling, and protecting immigrants — is often viewed one of America’s most liberal states. But it also has deeply conservative rural areas.
Republican lawmakers have stymied several Oregon legislative sessions. In one boycott, dozens of truckers surrounded the Capitol while blasting their horns, fearing that a climate change bill would adversely impact them. “It is abundantly clear that there is a concerted effort to undermine the will of people and bring the Legislature to a halt in violation of the Constitution of the state of Oregon,” Wagner, the senate president, said as he gaveled closed the May 5 floor session because of the lack of quorum.
An explanatory statement for Ballot Measure 113, signed by a former state supreme court justice and others, says a disqualified candidate “may run for office … and win, but cannot hold office.”
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