Ysursa: Primary turnout in Idaho is ‘abysmal’ now, needs to rise
Idaho Secretary of State Ben Ysursa said he wanted to correct Allen on the cost of party registration; the figures submitted in the lawsuit were on a mail-in changeover system, he said, while this bill anticipates voters would register for the first time simply by showing up to vote and making a declaration. Ysursa said the bill will be a big change, and voter participation is a priority. "I think our primaries right now are abysmal - we need to get 'em up," Ysursa told the senators. "We need to get all our election participation up."