Devon Maxwell, a paralegal, writer, and self-described radical leftist feminist who opposed the Greater Idaho Movement, attends a picnic and protest to demonstrate against the Greater Idaho Movement, in Enterprise, Oregon, on May 12, 2023. Oregon has not elected a Republican governor in 40 years. Yet it is very divided: in the last midterm elections in November, only six out of 36 counties voted Democratic, but they are the most populous and they consistently win. In the very rural east of the state, many voters are tired of being dispossessed by the urban elite close to the Pacific coast. To ward off fate, an unusual idea emerged: what if we moved the border, to create a Greater Idaho encompassing half of Oregon? Of the 15 counties in the eastern part, 11 have already voted to force their local officials to regularly discuss the modalities of a hypothetical secession. On May 16, the Wallowa court is due to vote on a similar measure. (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
Oregon’s voters in 2024 to decide measures related to ranked-choice voting, impeachment
A number of interesting ballot measures in Oregon were recently certified since we last covered the state of ballot measures in the Brew.Those measures relate to ranked-choice voting (RCV), state executive impeachment, and public officials’ salaries.
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