Voting

Voters in Ada County will weigh in on a $49 million bond to expand the county jail. If approved, the average homeowners will pay about $14 a year for the next 20 years.

The Ada County Commissioners met Monday to discuss the potential of asking voters to approve a jail expansion bond in November. County officials estimate the project would be $55 million; with a bond of as much as $4 in new assessed property tax for every $100,000 of taxable property value.

An interview with Gilda R. Daniels, author of Uncounted: The Crisis of Voter Suppression in America. The book warns about a premeditated strategy of restrictive laws and deceptive practices that is eroding the very basis of American democracy.

The latest attempt to restrict absentee ballot voting in Idaho is headed to the House floor.

The Idaho Republican Party wants state lawmakers to preemptively ban counties from using ranked choice voting in elections.

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.

Republican legislators are making good on their promise to outlaw the use of student IDs while voting.

Polling data shows that many voters of color in the Mountain West were influenced by climate change more than the electorate at large during the 2022 midterm elections.

Canyon County is expecting long voting lines until the polls close at 8 p.m. despite a campaign encouraging absentee and early voting.

Ada County residents can cast their ballot at early voting locations, including at the mobile voting center. The center targets areas furthest from polling places.