Oregon Senate disqualifies three members from re-election.
Two Republicans and an independent senator in Oregon, who were part of a boycott that has stalled hundreds of bills in the state Senate, have been disqualified from re-election under a new constitutional amendment aimed at stopping such walkouts. The boycott has stretched to 10 days, with each of the three affected senators accumulating 10 unexcused absences, making them ineligible to serve in the Legislature for the period after their terms expire under a ballot measure voters passed overwhelmingly last year.