HJR4 just makes sense
By Idaho House Speaker Scott Bedke and House Minority Leader Representative Ilana Rubel Reader Contributors The ballots submitted by the Republican speaker of the House and the Democratic leader of the House will probably...
Category: Politics
Absentee ballot request deadline Friday
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff With fewer than two weeks until Election Day, the deadline to request an absentee ballot — Friday, Oct. 23 — marks every Idaho voter’s last chance to vote from...
Candidate Questionnaire – 2020 general election
—U.S. Senator Race— Jim Risch, Republican (incumbent) Age: 77 Birthplace: Milwaukie, Wisc. Residence: My family has lived on a farm southwest of Boise for the last 48 years. Government service: I have served...
Candidate Questionnaire: 2020 General Election
We believe strongly in informing the community about candidates running for public office. As part of our commitment to this effort, we present this questionnaire for candidates running for office. SandpointOnline.com is also a...
Bonner County Elections shares tips, dates for voters
By Reader Staff Bonner County Elections had mailed almost 12,500 absentee ballots as of Oct. 6 and, according to Bonner County Clerk Mike Rosedale, received about 4,000 completed ballots back. It’s just the beginning...
Candidate Questionnaire – 2020 General Election
We believe strongly in informing the community about candidates running for public office. As part of our commitment to this effort, we present this questionnaire for candidates running for office. In this week’s edition,...
Details on the constitutional amendment HJR4 being considered by Idaho voters
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff In an historic election shaped by COVID-19 social distancing restrictions and allegations — unfounded — by some including the president that the attendant mail-in voting will result in compromised...
Elections workers gearing up to start mailing absentee ballots
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff November might seem like a long way off, but voting in the 2020 General Election, set for Tuesday, Nov. 3, will soon start ramping up. According to Bonner County...
Dysfunctional discourse, unmasked at city council chambers
By Susan Drumheller Reader Contributor When I woke up the morning of Aug. 20, it was out of a dream that was almost comical. The protagonist of the story in my slumbering head was...
Legislature racks up $78K in state police costs for special session
By Reader Staff The special session of the Idaho Legislature, which took place Aug. 24-26, accumulated a $78,600 bill from the Idaho State Police and more costs from the Boise Police Department have yet...
