Extended boycott disqualifies 2 GOP senators, 1 independent in Oregon Senate from being reelected

FILE - An attendee holds a sign behind their head during a rally calling for an end to the Senate Republican walkout at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore., May 11, 2023. Republicans and an independent senator in the Oregon Senate stretched a walkout Monday, May 15, to 10 days, triggering a new constitutional provision that prohibits lawmakers with 10 or more unexcused absences from being reelected. The walkout that began May 3 has stalled action on hundreds of bills, including on gun control, gender-affirming care and abortion rights, as a deadline threatened to disqualify them from being reelected. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman, File)