Oregon GOP boycott over reading level standards halts legislation.
TL;DR Summary
Oregon GOP lawmakers are boycotting votes on bills related to abortion, gun control, and gender-affirming healthcare, citing a 44-year-old state law that requires bill summaries to be written at the reading level of an 8th- or 9th-grader. Democrats argue that Republicans did not take issue with the writing style of bipartisan bills they backed earlier in the session until hot button issues were on the table. The fate of the contested bills is now unclear, and under a new voter-approved law, Oregon legislators who have 10 unexcused absences are banned from re-election.
- Hard to read? Oregon GOP boycott comes down to reading level The Associated Press
- Republicans cite Oregon's arcane legislative readability standards for walkout KGW News
- Oregon GOP boycott: most bills have high reading score The Washington Post
- Oregon Senate Republicans boycott 2nd day, prevent quorum KPTV FOX 12 Oregon
- GOP boycott in Oregon halts bills on guns, abortion and more KTVZ
Reading Insights
Total Reads
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Unique Readers
0
Time Saved
3 min
vs 4 min read
Condensed
87%
719 → 92 words
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