DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — The ‘Move Oregon's Border’ movement now has petitions circulating in 15 Oregon counties.
The deadline to get the required signatures to get the measure on local ballots is August 5th.
Organizers of the movement hope to get petitions in 20 Oregon counties. They're currently fighting rejections in five counties, but they say they already have access to a majority of the people in the counties they need.
“Our 20 counties include over 800,000 Oregon citizens, and right now we have petitions approved for over 700,000,” said Mike McCarter, the President of Move Oregon’s Border.
According to the group, the petitions are good for two years.
They say if they don't meet the deadline this year, they’ll try again next year.
They also claim to have the support of many Idaho politicians.