Five Oregon counties vote to leave state, create ‘Greater Idaho’ – UPI.com
May 19 (UPI) — On Tuesday, voters in five counties in eastern Oregon urged county officials to begin to promote border relocation and joining Idaho.
The counties — Malheur, Sherman, Grant, Baker and Lake — join Jefferson and Union counties, whose voters applied to join Idaho last year, in their planned secession to what is being called “Greater Idaho.”
AdvertisementWhile President Biden defeated former President Donald Trump statewide in last fall’s election, the five counties heavily favored Trump.
The group, Move Oregon’s Border for a Greater Idaho, is behind the effort. In addition to rural eastern Oregon, the planned Greater Idaho would also encompass large swathes of northeastern California.
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