GOP lawmakers are disputing a constitutional amendment barring senators with absences from applying for reelection.
All three have said that the way the amendment is written means they are permitted to seek another term. Measure 113 states that 10 or more unexcused absences"shall disqualify the member from holding office as a Senator or Representative for the term following the election after the member's current term is completed."
Five Republican senators in the northwestern state are hoping to fast-track a lawsuit over the case. If successful, it could force state officials to allow them another shot at reelection. This could go all the way to theafter lawmakers and Griffin-Valade filed a joint motion requesting the case head directly to the Oregon Supreme Court, which would move the process along more quickly.
A joint motion filed in August states:"Immediate review by the Supreme Court is the only effective way to resolve this dispute in a timely manner." The motion was filed by Knopp, Linthicum, and Robinson, as well as Daniel Bonham and Lynn Findley. "Petitioners and other similarly situated legislators need to know whether they can file for re-election and serve if elected; the Secretary needs to know whether those legislators must be listed on the ballot ; other potential candidates need to know whether incumbent legislators are running for re-election; and Oregon voters have great interest in the proper construction of a constitutional amendment that was enacted by the voters last fall," the motion reads, as reported by Oregon...
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