13th Oregon County Votes to Explore Moving Border With Idaho

Published on May 24, 2024

Voters in Oregon’s Crook County voted to explore moving the border with Idaho, making it the 13th county in the Beaver State to adopt the ballot measure. “This is another big win for our movement and, more importantly, for the people of eastern Oregon and Crook County,” said Matt McCaw, executive director of the Greater Idaho Movement, in response to the positive May 21 vote on ballot Measure 7–86. The Greater Idaho Movement seeks to shift the border between Oregon and Idaho to include 14 conservative-leaning eastern Oregon counties and parts of three others. “Moving the border is a win-win solution that will get better governance for people living on both sides of the Cascades,” Mr. McCaw told The Epoch Times....