{"id":1995544,"date":"2023-08-09T15:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T19:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-lawmakers-who-participated-in-walkout-banned-from-oregon-reelection\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T15:12:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T19:12:30","slug":"republican-lawmakers-who-participated-in-walkout-banned-from-oregon-reelection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-lawmakers-who-participated-in-walkout-banned-from-oregon-reelection\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon Republican lawmakers who took part in the walkout have been barred from seeking reelection."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-lawmakers-who-participated-in-walkout-banned-from-oregon-reelection%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1995544&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Oregon Secretary of State Takes a\u2064 Stand: No Reelection \u2064for Walkout Participants<\/h2>\n<h3>Measure 113: A Game-Changer for Oregon&#8217;s Elected Officials<\/h3>\n<p>Last year, the people of Oregon made their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-police-union-president-far-left-infiltrated-capitol-protests\/\" title=\"Chicago Police Union President: Far-left infiltrated Capitol protests\">voices heard<\/a>. \u2064With an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/assanges-fiance-if-i-could-speak-to-the-president-i-would-tell-him-julians-liberty-and-the-liberty-of-the-united-states-hang-together\/\" title=\"Assange\u2019s Fianc\u00e9: \u2018If I Could Speak to the President, I Would Tell Him Julian\u2019s Liberty and the Liberty of the United States Hang Together\u2019\">overwhelming majority<\/a>, two-thirds of voters approved\u2062 Measure\u200b 113,\u2064 a groundbreaking decision that aimed to hold legislators\u2063 accountable for their actions.<\/p>\n<p>Under this measure, any elected \u200bofficial who participated in the \u200dlegislative walkout earlier this year will face consequences. And those consequences are significant &#8211; they will be barred from running for reelection\u2063 in\u2062 2024.<\/p>\n<h3>A Clear Message: Attendance Matters<\/h3>\n<p>Legislators are \u2064elected to represent the \u2062people, to be present and engaged in the important discussions and decisions \u2063that shape \u2064our state. But when\u2063 they choose to walk out, leaving their responsibilities \u200dbehind, they betray the trust of their constituents.<\/p>\n<p>Measure\u2063 113 sends a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-legislative-push-seeks-to-stop-biden-admin-from-unraveling-iran-sanctions\/\" title=\"GOP Legislative Push Seeks to Stop Biden Admin from Unraveling Iran Sanctions\">clear message<\/a>:\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-department-of-education-takes-funds-for-disadvantaged-kids-pays-1619-project-creator-50k-report\/\" title=\"Oregon Department Of Education Takes Funds For Disadvantaged Kids, Pays 1619 Project Creator k: Report\">attendance matters<\/a>. If elected \u200bofficials have 10 or more absences from \u2064legislative \u2064floor\u200c sessions, they will be disqualified from seeking reelection. It&#8217;s a powerful\u200b tool to ensure that those who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-lawmakers-who-participated-in-walkout-banned-from-oregon-reelection\/\" title=\"Oregon Republican lawmakers who took part in the walkout have been barred from seeking reelection.\">hold\u2064 public\u200d office prioritize<\/a> their duties and fulfill their obligations.<\/p>\n<h3>Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade Takes \u2064Action<\/h3>\n<p>On \u200dTuesday, Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade took a bold\u200b step to\u2063 enforce Measure 113. She \u2062informed the Oregon Elections Division that those\u200c who participated in the \u2063walkout will not\u200c be allowed \u2063to run for reelection in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>This decision is a testament to the Secretary of\u2062 State&#8217;s commitment to upholding the will of the people. It serves as a reminder that\u2063 elected officials are\u200b accountable to the\u200d voters, and their actions have consequences.<\/p>\n<h3>A New\u2063 Era\u200d of Accountability<\/h3>\n<p>With Measure\u2063 113\u2062 in place, Oregon enters a\u2063 new \u200cera of accountability. Elected \u200dofficials must now think \u200dtwice before shirking their responsibilities and abandoning\u200d their posts. The days of walkouts\u2064 without repercussions are\u200d over.<\/p>\n<p>As we move forward, let us remember the power of our votes and\u200b the importance \u2062of holding\u200b our\u2062 elected officials to the highest standards. Measure 113 is a testament to the\u200d strength of \u2064our democracy and \u2063our collective desire for \u200ba government that works for the people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>participated in a legislative walkout. Secretary Griffin-Valade&#8217;s recent announcement confirms that those officials will be ineligible to run for reelection in 2024, as per the approved Measure 113 by Oregon voters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2167,"featured_media":1995545,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1995544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1995544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2167"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1995544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1995544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1995545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1995544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1995544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1995544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}