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Residents tell Deschutes County commissioners Map C is rushed and gerrymandered
Summary
Multiple residents at the Nov. 17 Deschutes County meeting urged commissioners to reject a DMACC recommendation (Map C) for May 2026, calling the process rushed and partisan and presenting precinct-level voting evidence that they say would advantage one party.
At a Nov. 17 Deschutes County Board of Commissioners public work session, several residents urged the board not to adopt a proposed five-district plan known as Map C, saying the mapping advisory process was rushed and produced partisan outcomes.
"We are 1 community, 1 county," said Michelle Mark during the citizen input period, arguing the map "divides us into little gerrymandered pieces" and urging commissioners to preserve at-large voting so all…
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