Election

Early voting is underway in Idaho and will continue into November.

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.

Starting Monday until Friday May 17, Canyon County voters can cast their ballot early at two locations, one in Nampa and one in Caldwell.

Canyon County encourages residents to look up what their ballots will include ahead of Election Day. Voters in some districts will get to chose new trustees for their School boards and decide on a couple of levies.

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.