Closed Primary

Boise State Public Radio host Troy Oppie speaks with Ada County Commissioner Chair Rod Beck about his efforts to restrict participation in the state's Republican primary election, and voters' opportunity to undo his work November 5, plus other issues facing the county.

A former congressional staffer for Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador has founded a political action committee to fight a ballot initiative seeking to remake the state’s election system.

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador filed suit with the state supreme court Wednesday to block a ballot initiative that would implement a top-four primary system and ranked choice voting.

Many candidates in Idaho run without a challenger in primary elections, which means some races are decided in May and not in the general election.

Organizers for Idaho’s open primaries initiative said they’ve gathered enough signatures to qualify the issue for the November general election.

A ballot initiative that would open Idaho’s primary elections to all voters got its biggest endorsement yet.

The legal descriptions of a proposed ballot initiative to open up Idaho’s primary elections are now in the hands of the state supreme court in a literal battle of words.

A coalition of community groups announced Tuesday a new ballot initiative to hold open primaries and implement ranked-choice voting in Idaho.

A new bill introduced in the Idaho House would make it harder for unaffiliated voters to cast a ballot in the state’s primary elections.

Idaho’s closed Republican primary is having an effect when it comes to voter turnout among state employees. It turns out fewer public workers are voting…