Two Republicans and an Independent taking part in a boycott that has stalled hundreds of bills in the Oregon Senate have been disqualified from re-election under a new constitutional amendment aimed at stopping such walkouts.
, were disqualified Monday from re-election under a new constitutional amendment aimed at stopping such walkouts.
Sen. Tim Knopp, the Senate Republican Leader, said Monday that during weekend negotiations to end the boycott, he had told Democratic leaders that the Republicans would end their boycott “to pass substantially bipartisan budgets and bills that are lawful and constitutional.” Ballot Measure 113 was passed by almost 70% of voters last November as a method to end walkouts that have plagued the Legislature for several years. It is now written into the state Constitution.
Boquist said in an email Monday that he believes he’ll be allowed on the ballot if he offers himself as a candidate in 2024. In a May 9 email to constituents, Bonham accused Democrats of ignoring a long-forgotten 1979 law that said summaries of bills need to be written at an eighth-grade level — a law which was resurrected this month by the Republicans.
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