Republican candidate for Idaho secretary of state Phil McGrane chats with attendees at a joint reception at Bakery by the Lake East in February. McGrane visited The Press on Friday during a four-day campaign stop in Coeur d'Alene.
September 10, 2022
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Integrity, transparency top priorities for Phil McGrane
Secretary of state candidate makes campaign stop in Coeur d'Alene
In the words of Ada County Clerk and Republican candidate for Idaho secretary of state Phil McGrane, the work of an elections office — and of the secretary of state's office — is conducted best when that work goes unnoticed. “It should be behind the scenes," McGrane said Friday while speaking with the Press Editorial Board. "You should just go vote and not even think about the fact that there are a whole bunch of people making it all happen."