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Oregon Supreme Court to hear lawsuit from Republican state senators barred from reelection for walkouts

The Oregon Supreme Court will hear a lawsuit from state Senate Republicans who are contesting a law barring them from reelection if they exceed 10 unexcused absences during the legislative session. Earlier this year, Senate members staged a walkout lasting more than 40 days, preventing the chamber from conducting business. ....

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Oregon Dems and Republicans see Texas statehouse walkout quite differently


SALEM — With Democrats in the Texas House fleeing the state this week to block a Republican bill curbing voting access, the comparisons with Oregon have been inevitable.
Like Oregon, the minority party in Texas can shut down legislative action by blocking the majority from achieving a two-thirds quorum needed to conduct business. Like Oregon, Texas’ majority party has accused the minority of blocking key priorities and taking a taxpayer-funded vacation, rather than serving their constituents. And like Oregon, lawmakers in the minority have insisted they are doing what’s right to serve their districts.
One major difference: In Oregon, unlike Texas, it is Democrats who reign supreme. And that’s made for something of an awkward reckoning. ....

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