Perry Boyle has filed a challenge to the election, asking the court to nullify the confirmed Nov. 4 results and hold a new election, according to a release by Blaine County. Boyle’s challenge focuses on the way candidate names appeared on ballots in each precinct.
A runoff race for the next Idaho Falls mayor ended Tuesday night, electing a lifelong Idaho Falls resident and former city council member to the city’s top spot. Burtenshaw was elected as the new mayor of Idaho Falls,
Lisa Burtenshaws won the runoff election for Idaho Falls mayor. The unofficial results show Burtenshaw received 6,435 votes, or 53.1%, of the votes over Jeff Alldridge 5,663 votes, or 46.8%. In the Idaho Falls City Council race for Seat 2,
This Idaho city has long been home to a faction of the far right, including board members of the Idaho Freedom Foundation | Opinion
As Idaho's population grows, national dollars are having an increasing influence on political races and issues.
Key to ensuring trustworthy elections, voter registration lists (“voter rolls”) have received heightened scrutiny from both federal and state lawmakers in recent years. Citizenship verification for voters was a particularly high priority for the Trump administration,