Voter Registration

New changes to Idaho's voter laws has some folks confused so Idaho Matters sat down with the Secretary of State to help explain them.

Idaho Matters takes a look at the news that made headlines this week, including why a new voter registration law is facing pushback and why Simplot is footing a big bill for environmental cleanup.

BABE VOTE, a youth voter registration initiative, said it’s suspending its efforts until further notice after the implementation of a new law earlier this month.

If you haven’t voted in a few years, your registration may have been dropped from the voter rolls. Every other year, Idaho’s 44 county clerks and the Secretary of State are required to do a review of the voter registration system and drop the voters who may have moved, who haven’t been voting and who have become ineligible to vote.

Polling places in Idaho are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday and it’s not too late for non-registered voters to cast a ballot.

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 – particularly, young voters.

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.

It’s official: more registered voters turned out to vote this year than in any general election since 1980. 81.2% of registered voters cast their ballots,…

It’s been a busy fall for Boise 16-year-old Shiva Rajbhandari‏. In his spare time he works with Babe Vote, a non-partisan group that helps register voters…

Historically, young adults have had low voter turnout compared with other demographic groups. But could 2020 be different? According to NPR, early voting…