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Our View: Harney County voters set an example (OR)
Posted May. 20, 2016 at 12:01 AM
More than half of eligible Jackson County voters — 54.4 percent — cast ballots on Tuesday. That's a respectable showing, but the good folks of Harney County put us to shame.
It's true there are 126,881 registered voters in Jackson County, while Harney County boasts only 4,371. But 3,152 of them voted on Tuesday. That's a 72.1 percent turnout — the best in the state.
There were more candidates for county positions than usual, and overshadowing every race was the specter of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation ...
When the votes were counted, candidates who opposed the occupation had won resounding victories ...
http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20160520/OPINION/160529968
