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'Move Oregon's Borders' continues push to gain petition signatures


Why not just move to Idaho? Move Oregon's Border organizer Mike McCarter said he often hears that question. “We've invested years into relationships with friends, family, employers, churches, shops, and the land," he said. "Our counties vote conservative. In fact they gave two Trump votes per Hillary vote in 2016. It makes more sense for conservative counties to be under Idaho governance than Oregon governance. Do you want all of us unhappy conservatives to build new housing in another state? Moving state borders is cheaper. Thousands of Californians made this state blue, but you want the conservatives whose families founded this state to move out?”
Why not just move to Idaho? Move Oregon's Border organizer Mike McCarter said he often hears that question. “We've invested years into relationships with friends, family, employers, churches, shops, and the land," he said. "Our counties vote conservative. In fact they gave two Trump votes per Hillary vote in 2016. It makes more sense for conservative counties to be under Idaho governance than Oregon governance. Do you want all of us unhappy conservatives to build new housing in another state? Moving state borders is cheaper. Thousands of Californians made this state blue, but you want the conservatives whose families founded this state to move out?”
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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.

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