2024 marks a historic election year with lots of focus on, not just who gets elected but also on how our election system works at both a national and local level.
Labrador sued to keep ranked choice voting off Idaho ballot. Here’s the judge’s ruling
City Club of Boise - Idaho's Open Primaries and Ranked Choice Voting
Judge rules to keep open primary, ranked choice voting initiative on Idaho ballot
Idaho allows political parties to close their primaries, and only registered Republicans are allowed to vote in Republican primaries. Idaho Democrats chose not to close their elections. In Idaho, where most voters are registered Republicans, the GOP primary typically determines who wins in the general election.
“It’s a critical moment,” Corkill said. With three out of five trustee positions up for election Nov. 5 and two incumbent trustees choosing not to run for reelection, the races could shift the balance of power on the NIC board.
An initiative that would open Idaho’s primary elections to all voters and implement ranked choice voting for general elections will appear on the November ballot.
A federal court in Idaho did not totally dismiss Robert F. Kennedy’s allegations that the state’s election rules, which require independent presidential candidates to name a VP before the political parties’ candidates must,
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