Voters in Crook County, Oregon, will be voting on a measure on May 21 that asks whether they support negotiations to incorporate the county into the state of Idaho. Since 2013, voters in California, Colorado, and Oregon have decided on measures regarding counties joining other states or forming new states. Voters in one Illinois county will consider a similar measure in November.
The Crook County ballot measure, Measure 7-86, will ask: “Should Crook County represent that its citizens support efforts to move the Idaho state border to include Crook County?”
While the measure itself is advisory and would not change any state boundaries upon approval, it will be the 17th time since 2020 that a county in Oregon has voted on a measure to secede from the state and join neighboring Idaho. Supporters refer to this effort as Greater Idaho.
