(KLIX) - The 2012 General Elections are Tuesday Nov. 6th and if you have not voted yet and need a little guidance hit the link: www.idahovotes.gov . The information is provided by the Idaho Secretary of State's office.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho state officials say 159,000 absentee ballots have been issued so far this year, a drop compared to the record absentee returns in the last presidential election. Deputy Secretary of State Tim Hurst says the state won't know how many absentee ballots were actually cast until Tuesday
There are a lot of changes in this year's primary that will have a big effect on election results. The legislative district lines were re-drawn for this election cycle, changing polling places, who lawmakers represent and, in some cases, pitting incumbents against each other. But political analyst Dr. Jim Weatherby tells Idaho’s News Channel Seven that redistricting will be a factor but it won't be the most influential element in the primaries on Tuesday.
Who would have thought that a controversy could arise over an election for a Precinct Committeeman? But that’s just what’s happening in some areas of the Magic Valley. In one specific case one candidate for precinct committeeman has mailed what are labeled as a “sample Republican Primary Election Ballot” to residents leading voters to think it is an official sample ballot, complete with the yellow shading of the paper.
