Idaho will vote on ranked choice and open primaries this November. The two issues are included in a citizen led initiative called Prop 1.
- Ranked choice voting allows voters to pick a second third and fourth choice for each elected office.
- Prop 1 would also include doing away with closed primaries.
- The Secretary of State says if Prop 1 passes it will cost anywhere from 20 to 40 million dollars to update its voting systems.
- if Prop 1 passes it won’t go into effect until 2026.
(Verbatim of story that aired is below)
The Secretary of State tells me one of the biggest issues on the November ballot is likely to be Proposition 1.
Prop 1 would implement open primaries and ranked choice voting. If it fails, it fails. But if it passes, well that’s just the beginning.
At the Secretary of State’s office they’ve been doing a lot of research around a citizen initiative to change the state’s voting system.
“We’re already seeing a lot of campaign activity lots of yard signs in both directions for and against,” said Secretary of State Phil McGrane.