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KNOPP v. GRIFFIN-VALADE

Nos. (CA A182122) (SC S070456).

372 Or. 1

Tim KNOPP, Daniel Bonham, Suzanne Weber, Dennis Linthicum, and Lynn Findley, Petitioners, v. Lavonne GRIFFIN-VALADE, Oregon Secretary of State, Elections Division, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

February 1, 2024.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John DiLorenzo Jr. , Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP, Portland, argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioners. Also on the briefs were Aaron K. Stuckey and Blake Robinson .

Dustin E. Buehler , Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent. Also on the brief were Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General, and Benjamin Gutman , Solicitor General.

Steven C. Berman , Stoll Stoll Berne Lokting & Shlachter, P.C., Portland, filed the brief for amici curiae APANO, Basic Rights Oregon, Oregon AFSCME Council 75, Oregon Education Association, Oregon League of Conservation Voters, Accion Politica PCUNnista, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon, and SEIU Local 503. Also on the brief was Lydia Anderson-Dana.

Margaret S. Olney , Bennet Hartman, LLP, Portland, filed the brief for amici curiae Andrea Kennedy-Smith and Reed Scott-Schwalbach .

Kelly Simon , American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, Portland, filed the brief for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon. Also on the brief was Alicia LeDuc Montgomery.

Before Flynn, Chief Justice, and Duncan, Garrett, DeHoog, Bushong and James, Justices, and Walters, Senior Judge, Justice pro tempore.

PER CURIAM

The Secretary of State's Temporary Rules ELECT 12-2023 and ELECT 16-2023 are upheld.

In 2022, voters approved Ballot Measure 113, which amended Article IV, section 15, of the Oregon Constitution. That amendment provides that any state legislator who accrues 10 or more unexcused absences during a legislative session...

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