Assessor’s election challenge dismissed
In this December 2025 photo, Kootenai County Assessor Bèla Kovacs reviews documents during a meeting before county commissioners.
KAYE THORNBRUGH/Press file
COEUR d’ALENE — A judge dismissed Kootenai County Assessor Béla Kovacs’ lawsuit challenging the results of the May 19 Republican primary that he lost, ruling Tuesday morning that Kovacs filed his complaint too late.
Under Idaho law, a primary election challenge must be filed with the court within five days of the date when the canvass was completed. In this case, the canvass was completed May 27, and the deadline to contest the election was June 1. Kovacs filed his complaint June 17.
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