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Initiative to expand Deschutes County Commission headed to November ballot
Since Deschutes County was formed in 1916, three elected officials have served on its legislative body.
That could change in November, when voters will decide on whether or not to expand the Deschutes County Commission to five members.
A citizens’ initiative met an Aug. 7 deadline to gather enough signatures to appear on the Nov. 5 general election ballot.
“November was always the goal,” said John Heylin, a Bend business owner who launched the petition last year. “I didn’t know if we were actually going to hit it. We made it with time to spare.”
https://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/initiative-to-expand-deschutes-county-commission-headed-to-november-ballot/article_553f386a-56a4-11ef-9c8b-ef6ed24027e2.html