What’s on the general election ballot?
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
With the 2024 general election around the corner, it’s important to be as informed as possible before Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Here’s a …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
With the 2024 general election around the corner, it’s important to be as informed as possible before Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Here’s a …
By Russell Mann
Reader Contributor
Idaho’s Republican presidential caucus revealed a disturbing reality: Over 93% of Republican voters in Idaho found themselves shut out, opting out or ill-informed about the …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As Idahoans have done throughout the state, Bonner County residents leaned into the unprecedented mail-in-only 2020 primary election — navigating an improvised process and changing …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Candidates for contested Bonner County commissioner and District 1 Seat B representative seats faced off April 29 — albeit via video conference platform Zoom — …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
With the May 19 primary election looming, the Sandpoint Reader and Sandpoint Online have joined forces to host a virtual candidates forum on Tuesday, April …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The 2018 Idaho midterm elections offered few local and statewide surprises with one major exception: the state’s widespread embrace of Medicaid expansion.
While the initiative …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The full slate of Republican candidates for state and national offices are hitting North Idaho this week as a part of the 2018 Republican Bus …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
It’s official: this year’s primary elections failed to light a fire in Idaho voters.
The Spokesman-Review reports the state charted a dismal 23-percent turnout of …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
If you’re looking to make an informed vote this primary election, be sure to turn out next week for a candidate forum.
Sandpoint Online and …
The lineup for 2016 local and state elections is starting to shape up.
Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce President Kate McAlister declared her candidacy for the Idaho House of Representatives …
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