MY TURN: Vote yes on Proposition 1 to reclaim Idaho's future
As election day approaches, there’s been a lot of discussion about Proposition 1. You may have seen signs around town speaking out against it. We believe this debate is about ensuring that every Idahoan has a fair chance to participate in our elections.
We’ve lived in North Idaho for over five decades, raising a family and growing businesses here. For most of that time, Idaho had open primaries. The 1909 Idaho Direct Primary Law established open primaries allowing voters to choose which primary they wanted to participate in. That system remained in place for 103 years until it was changed by the Idaho legislature in 2011. The old system allowed citizens to vote on the same day and to freely choose whichever ballot they wanted.
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