Idaho County Joins Redistricting Suit
The Idaho County Commissioners Tuesday voted to join a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of a
proposed plan that reconfigures the state’s legislative districts. The county joins Bonner, Boundary, Benewah, Shoshone and Clearwater counties that have hired Boise lawyer Christ T. Troupis to represent them against the state in the action. … The proposed plan groups Idaho County with Clearwater, Shoshone and the southeast portion of Kootenai counties. Idaho County Commission Chairman Skip Brandt explained the main reason for objecting to the proposal is the difficulty of traveling from one end of the district to the other/
Kathy Hedberg
, Lewiston Tribune.
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Question: With so many counties, including Twin Falls in southern Idaho, protesting against the current redistricting plan, do you think this one’s going back to the drawing board?
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