Election

This week marks the first debate of candidates running for president in 2024. We know that Mike Pence, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley and Chris Christie will likely be there, but it looks like Donald Trump won't be.

If Former President Donald Trump skips the first GOP presidential debate – and it's quite likely – Dr. Sam Martin, Frank and Bethine Church Chair of Public Service at Boise State says it poses a heightened challenge to those who will show up.

Residents in Ada County are headed to the polls on Tuesday. Meridian residents will be voting for two open seats on the Library District’s board of Trustees, a few months after surviving a dissolution attempt.

Elections are happening on May 16 for local taxing districts, including school districts bonds and levies, in the majority of Idaho counties. Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. MT and results should start coming in around 10 p.m. MT.

The advocacy group Babe Vote announced it was suing the state of Idaho for House Bill 124. It removes student IDs as an acceptable form of identification at the polls and was signed into law by Gov. Brad Little last week.

Republican legislators are moving forward with a bill that would outlaw using student IDs to vote. The bill was introduced by freshman Rep. Tina Lambert who said she’s concerned students from Oregon and Washington would vote twice in an election.

The Nampa Chamber of Commerce hosted a forum this week to introduce candidates vying for spots on the College of Western Idaho’s Board of Trustees. The race made headlines last week when the Ada County Republican Committee endorsed four contenders, an unusual move for a non-partisan race.

The Ada County GOP Central Committee is endorsing candidates running for the College of Western Idaho’s board of trustees drawing attention to the role of politics in non-partisan races.

With the midterm elections less than a month away, there’s an energized push to get the vote out, and an equally energized effort to register new voters – and in particular, young voters.

The Republican race for Idaho Secretary of State is heating up, with two candidates already declared for the May 2022 primary.The Idaho Press reported…