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.
The full story
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.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
Keep reading for free
Create a free account to finish this story and see the video, transcript and key details.
Continue with GoogleContinue with emailAlready have an account? Log in →