BOISE, Idaho: In Idaho, the state U.S. District Court is hearing a case that could challenge the ban on out-of-state circulators for independent presidential candidates. The case, Daien v. Ysursa was filed on April 7, 2009. According to reports, the first brief on the case is due on September 8, 2009.[1]
The lawsuit was filed by Donald N. Daien, a resident of Arizona, because he wanted to help Ralph Nader to appear on the Idaho ballot last year. He stated that he wanted to help other candidates appear on ballot in the future, giving him reason to file the lawsuit on January 16, 2009.[2]
BOISE, Idaho: An initiative led by Idaho residents may be bound for an election ballot, but not until the next couple of years.
Voters of a ballot initiative that would implement permanent absentee ballots are looking to put their efforts on the ballot in 2012. Idaho Secretary of State Ben Ysursa stated that the initiative being put on the ballot meets state laws. According to Ysursa: “This is kind of a different take on it. But they’re also looking at two years of county fairs, things like that.”
Larry Grant, head of Idaho Vote by Mail, the committee spearheading the efforts, stated a strategic plan for a 2012 initiative: “It will be easier to gather signatures when people are more involved in an election year. We just felt that we wanted all of 2010 to get those signatures.”[3]
BURLEY, Idaho: The Burley city council voted 4-3 on May 6, 2009 in favor of an ordinance allowing the sale of distilled spirits by the drink on Sundays, Memorial Day and Thanksgiving. City leaders, critics and supporters debated the idea for more than six months prior to the vote.[4]
With Mayor Jon Anderson casting the deciding vote, Burley became the latest in a handful of Idaho cities to allow liquor sales on Sundays. The state's second largest county, Canyon, began allowing liquor sales back in December 2009.
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