Right now the map is a patchwork, which wouldn’t work very well. Have those other eastern counties voted against the idea, or was it not on the ballot there?
They have not become involved in it yet. I suspect most of them want out, none of them have any clout in the capital.
From the article:
The ballot language differed slightly. “Sherman County voted for a ballot initiative that makes county commissioners responsible for promoting ‘the interests of the County in the relocation of Idaho state borders,’” said Greater Idaho.
The other four counties “voted for a ballot initiative that requires county commissioners to meet periodically to ‘discuss how to promote the interests of [the county] in any negotiations regarding relocations of Idaho state borders,’” the group said.
The ballot measures are part of a larger plan to pressure Oregon and Idaho legislators to “negotiate an interstate compact to relocate their common border.”
The goal is to bring 22 of Oregon’s 36 counties into Idaho’s more conservative-friendly environs, a border reimagining that would require approval from both state legislatures and Congress.
The county I live in is bordered on all sides by these 5 counties that voted in favor of this. Our county clerk rejected it from the ballot, so we never got a chance to vote. If we get the chance, most in the county are in favor. And we are asking our county clerk to get it on the ballot for a vote by the people.
That is also a problem for several of the other counties here in Oregon that would like to join up. We all know we stand a better chance with Idaho government then we do with Kate Brown. She is out of control!