Eye On Boise

Ysursa: Primary turnout in Idaho is ‘abysmal’ now, needs to rise

Posted by Betsy

March 30, 2011 8:37 a.m. • 1 comment

Idaho Secretary of State Ben Ysursa said he wanted to correct Allen on the cost of party registration; the figures submitted in the lawsuit were on a mail-in changeover system, he said, while this bill anticipates voters would register for the first time simply by showing up to vote and making a declaration. Ysursa said the bill will be a big change, and voter participation is a priority. “I think our primaries right now are abysmal - we need to get 'em up,” Ysursa told the senators. “We need to get all our election participation up.”

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straighttalk on March 30 at 8:40 a.m.
This legislation is not going to increase voter turn out for the primary. Idaho voters are historically very private about their party affiliation and especially about whom they vote.