Court deadlocks on informative ballot question about changing county governance

Feb 4, 2026

Judge Hart proposed asking voters whether Harney County should pursue conversion from a county court to a board of commissioners; commissioners were split on whether to place an informational question on the ballot and the motion died for lack of support.

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Judge Hart brought forward a proposal to place an informational question on the primary ballot asking whether Harney County should pursue changing its form of government from a county court to a board of commissioners. He said the question would function as a "temperature check" to show legislators local support for removing Harney County from a statutory list limiting probate authority.

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