August 22, 2009 in Idaho

Mail ballot drive OK’d

Permanent absentee status is goal in 2012
Betsy Z. Russell betsyr@spokesman.com, (866) 336-2854
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BOISE – Backers of a voter initiative to let Idahoans put in permanent absentee ballot requests, rather than having to file a new request every election, are trying something unorthodox: Instead of shooting for the 2010 election, they want their measure on the ballot in 2012.

Idaho Secretary of State Ben Ysursa said it’s the first time he’s seen such a long timeline for an initiative, but the plan’s legal. “This is kind of a different take on it,” he said. “But they’re also looking at two years of county fairs, things like that.”

Larry Grant, a former Democratic congressional …

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