
The Idaho Secretary of State’s office announced recently the Idahoans for Open Primaries initiative qualified to be on the Nov. 5 general election ballot. It seeks to abolish party primaries and require ranked-choice voting in the general election. Currently political parties nominate candidates through primary elections, where party members vote for a candidate to represent the party in the general election. Under Idaho law, parties may also close off their primaries to anyone who isn’t a party member This initiative would make all candidates participate in a nonparty primary where...