A ballot initiative that would open Idaho’s primary elections to all voters has been endorsed by former Republican Governor Butch Otter.
Otter and his wife Lori Otter made the announcement of their support at a news conference yesterday (Wed) with former Attorney General Jim Jones at the Capitol.
Right now, only registered Republicans can vote in that party’s primary. The state Republican Party also recently adopted rules to limit people from voting in the GOP primary if they were recently registered with another party.
Supporters of the initiative, including dozens of former state lawmakers and officials, signed onto the campaign, are in the process of collecting signatures in order for it to be eligible for the November 2024 ballot. The campaign still needs to get roughly 63,000 signatures from across the state for the initiative to qualify for the November 2024 ballot.
