Idaho Secretary of State candidate Lawerence Denney wants to do away with the state’s primary election. Denney made the proposal at a City Club of Boise today against his Democratic opponent, Holli Woodings, who sharply disagreed with it; she said Denney wants to “put additional…
After sparring on everything from voter access to Land Board policies, Democrat Holli Woodings and Republican Lawerence Denney were each given the opportunity for closing statements at today’s City Club of Boise debate. “Well, that was a lot of fun - I haven’t debated since…
Some more highlights from today’s City Club of Boise debate between Republican Lawerence Denney and Democrat Holli Woodings: After Denney took the position that the primary election isn’t really an election and shouldn’t be run by the state, he was asked where independent voters should…
Asked to address "scandals" including the Phil Hart affair, redistricting and more, Lawerence Denney, GOP candidate for Secretary of State, told the City Club of Boise, “Ninety seconds to explain all of those scandals is going to be a little bit difficult.” He said, “We…
Republican Lawerence Denney, debating Democratic opponent Holli Woodings today at the City Club of Boise, was asked if he now regrets supporting the closed primary, as he runs for Secretary of State, a position responsible for promoting voter turnout. “I do not regret having supported…
The first question to Lawerence Denney and Holli Woodings, the candidates for Idaho Secretary of State, as they debate today at the City Club of Boise, was about how they reconcile being partisan politicians with the nature of the office, which oversees elections. Denney said…
With Idaho’s same-sex marriage case still pending at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, attorneys in the case were surprised today that the U.S. Supreme Court denied seven petitions from five states seeking a high court decision on the matter. The Supreme Court’s rejection of…
Today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision to deny five states’ appeals of federal court rulings overturning their bans on same-sex marriage means same-sex marriage now is legal in those states and in six others that are in the same districts and had pending cases. Overall, that…
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