Update, 5:02 p.m.: The Trump campaign has amended its website to attribute the copied content to the reporter who created the 2012 voting material. The information remains out of date and used without permission of Boise State Pubic Radio.
Orginal post: The Donald Trump campaign website has posted content copied from a 2012 Boise State Public Radio post explaining voting rules. The material was used without BSPR permission.
"Boise State Public Radio learned this afternoon that the Donald Trump campaign website has used, without permission, a 2012 story by BSPR's Samantha Wright, describing the voting process in Idaho,” says BSPR Interim General Manager Peter Morrill. “We are requesting that the Trump campaign immediately remove the Boise State Public Radio material."
The original post was written ahead of the May 2012 state primary. It was an eight-point guide designed to provide information to voters following several significant changes in the election process.
“The story was accurate in 2012, however since then, Idaho's election laws have changed,” Morrill says. “We encourage voters to contact the Idaho Secretary of State's office or local election officials, for current and complete voter information.”
The material on the Trump website appears to have been copied word-for-word. As of Tuesday afternoon, the material appears on the Trump site without attribution to BSPR.
Where to vote: Idaho went through a contentious redistricting process over the last year - a requirement for every state every ten years. Legislative voting districts were shuffled and lines were re-drawn. As a result, many local precincts have changed. Phil McGrane, the Chief Deputy for the Ada County Clerk, says his office renumbered and re-drew all precincts. McGrane is also moving away from having polling places on private property. He prefers placing the polls in schools or government buildings. That means there’s a very good chance your polling place has changed. Check with your county’s election office to find out where you’re supposed to vote. – 2012 Boise State Public Radio web post
Where to vote: Idaho went through a contentious redistricting process over the last year - a requirement for every state every ten years. Legislative voting districts were shuffled and lines were re-drawn. As a result, many local precincts have changed. Phil McGrane, the Chief Deputy for the Ada County Clerk, says his office renumbered and re-drew all precincts. McGrane is also moving away from having polling places on private property. He prefers placing the polls in schools or government buildings. That means there’s a very good chance your polling place has changed. Check with your county’s election office to find out where you’re supposed to vote. – Donald Trump campaign website
The news comes as Idaho Republicans vote in Tuesday's presidential primary. Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and John Kasich are competing for the state's 32 delegates.
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