A federal judge late Wednesday rejected a request to restore to the ballot three Republican senators who are barred from running for reelection because they participated in a six-week walkout. U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken’s ruling denying a preliminary injunction came less than a day before the Oregon Supreme Court was scheduled to hear oral arguments in a separate state case involving senators who want to run for reelection despite a voter-approved law that sought to punish lawmakers who participate in walkouts. Oregon’s unusually high quorum requirements – two-thirds of representatives or senators must be present for the House or Senate to do business – give Republicans in the minority power to stop, or at least delay, bills supported by Democrats. Read more at the link in our bio. 📸: seanspix #orpolitics #politics #oregonpolitics #oregon #salemoregon #theoregonian