Civil Deputy Prosecutor John Cafferty said it would take six months and cost $30,000 to provide the broad range of documentation, including office e-mails of elections officials, sought by attorney Starr Kelso (pictured) for losing candidate Jim Brannon. Who is trying to overturn the results of his 5-vote loss to incumbent Mike Kennedy. In the 14-page document filed with the court Friday, Cafferty labeled Kelso's request to provide 48 different kinds of documentation a "witch hunt" that was beyond the scope of the lawsuit "and can be of no purpose other than to embarrass, harass, and annoy Kootenai County." The county handled the election process on behalf of the city of Coeur d'Alene. Said Cafferty: "To allow the present witch hunt to continue in its existing fashion not only flies in the face of the Idaho Constitution and the Legislators' clearly articulated intent, but is a large and irretractable step down a slippery slope which any disgruntled candidate will be happy to lead future courts." You can read Cafferty's response here. And: Starr Kelso's request.

Question: What do you make of Cafferty's response to Kelso's request for the broad range of election documentation?