BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho House on Monday passed two election bills — including one that would create a new deadline for the state’s more than 300,000 unaffiliated voters to participate in closed Republican primary elections.
House members also passed a bill that would make it illegal to carry a ballot belonging to someone outside their household.
The House narrowly approved the primary election bill as political pundits have recently called for independents and Democrats to register as Republicans so they can vote in the 2022 GOP primary. The Idaho Republican Party hosts closed primary elections, meaning only registered Republicans can vote in primaries.
