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Extra! 71 R’s Sue Ysursa to Close Idaho Primaries

A group of 71 Republicans is suing Idaho's Secretary of State Ben Ysursa to force him to close Idaho's GOP primary elections to Republicans only. The group, led by former state Sen. Rod Beck of Meridian, said Idaho's open primaries violate their constitutional rights of association as Republicans. They are asking the federal court to find Idaho primaries unconstitutional and force Ysursa to close Republican party primaries to declared party members only.

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DFO: Now, let's see if the D's can capitalize on this latest Republican assault on Idaho citizens.

Question: Do you agree with this move?



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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.