Oregon Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Walkout-Related Election Ban

Published on December 15, 2023

Oral arguments before the Oregon Supreme Court on Dec. 14 focused on semantics as five Republican state senators sought to delay the sanctions pending against them for boycotting this year’s legislative session. The senators are hoping for a quick resolution of their challenge to a new state law that could bar them from running for reelection after they staged a six-week walkout of the 2022 legislative session. The walkout, which aimed to stymie legislation over gun rights as well as abortion and transgender issues, put them at odds with Ballot Measure 113.  Passed with 68 percent of the vote in November 2022, the constitutional amendment disqualifies Oregon lawmakers from seeking reelection at the end of their terms if they accumulate 10 or more unexcused absences during a legislative session....

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