Court Tosses Idaho’s Bid to Block Ballot Measure for Open Primaries, Ranked-Choice Voting

The Idaho Supreme Court dismissed the challenge on procedural grounds and didn’t rule on the merits. Idaho’s highest court has dismissed the state’s bid to stop a ballot initiative that would create open primaries and ranked-choice voting if approved by voters this November. Labrador filed the challenge in July with the Idaho Supreme Court, alleging that Proposition 1’s sponsors misled the public and fraudulently obtained signatures that were used to qualify the measure for the upcoming general election. He also claimed that the voter initiative violates the state constitution’s requirement...