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• Gov. Otter says he opposes moving primary

  January 25, 2012 in Idaho BOISE — Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter opposes moving Idaho’s primary election to August, largely due to concerns it would result in an even lower turnout than the current primary in … 2

• Editorial: Closing vote in Idaho carries price for taxpayers

  April 6, 2011 in Opinion on Page A13 Idaho is going through the same challenges that Washington state faced when its independent-oriented election system was ruled unconstitutional by the courts. But instead of trying to preserve that independence, …

• Ballots must be sent by Tuesday

  August 12, 2010 in City on Page A5 More than 20 percent of ballots mailed to Spokane County voters for Tuesday’s primary election have been returned so far.

• Land-use plan tops issues in District 2 race

  May 21, 2010 in City on Page A5 Land-use planning has surfaced as the most acrimonious issue in the District 2 race for the Kootenai County Board of Commissioners. Jai Nelson and Chris Fillios are running against commission …

• Even primary election serves up political hash

  August 20, 2009 in City on Page A5 I’m always relieved to get past a primary. The only point of a primary election is to weed out those less-popular candidates who, if elected, might actually do the public … 1

• Gregoire ekes out lead

  August 20, 2008 in City on Page A1 Washington’s new primary system provided few surprises Tuesday, serving as a warm-up for a gubernatorial rematch between Chris Gregoire and Dino Rossi and some other expected matchups in the general …

• Take a drink, hold your nose, mark your ballot

  August 17, 2008 in City on Page B1 On Friday I finally cracked open my primary ballot and began the painstaking process of selecting which liars I’ll choose to represent me. All politicians lie, although most of them …

• Education a key issue for 9th District candidates

  July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page S3 Voters in the 9th Legislative District will choose among three new names on their Aug. 19 primary ballots, including one candidate affiliated with the Green Party who wants to guarantee …

• Judge hears arguments on closing GOP primary

  November 16, 2007 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – A federal judge appeared dubious Thursday of a group of dissident Idaho Republicans’ attempt to force the closure of the state’s GOP primary elections to anyone but registered …