BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)-- More candidates have filed to run for four out of the five Deschutes County commissioner seats on the ballot in next May's primary election. Two seats are currently occupied by incumbents Tony DeBone and Patti Adair, and two new seats have been added following voter approval of an expanded, five-member commission.

County commissioners recently appointed a seven-member citizen advisory committee to draft a district map representing each commissioner position after Measure 9-173 was passed by voters last November. The measure expands the commission from three to five seats; voters would decide next year whether to move from five at-large positions to ones elected by geographic zones.

According to the county, "If the BOCC — and ultimately the voters — approve the DMAC’

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