The Oregon Senate Republican walkout marked its 12th day on Wednesday, leaving four lawmakers banned from running for reelection.
Two Republican state senators, Daniel Bonham and Dennis Linthicum, were automatically banned from running for a legislative seat in the next election on Monday, and one independent senator, Brian Boquist, was also included. Republican state Sen. Cedric Hayden was the fourth member to be banned from reelection on Tuesday.
The boycott by Republican state senators began on May 3 and stalled dozens of bills, including those focused on gun control, abortion access, transgender issues, and other liberal motions. Senate Republicans protested a handful of the bills they claimed were not written in plain language, citing a 44-year-old state law that ensures legislation must score above a 60 on the Flesch readability test, which indicates around an eighth- or ninth-grade reading level.
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