Are you prepared to head to the polls Tuesday? Here’s everything you need to know about the primary election

IDAHO FALLS – Election offices passim eastbound Idaho are gearing up for nan superior election, which originates Tuesday, May 21.

The polls will unfastened astatine 8 a.m. and adjacent astatine 8 p.m. The EastIdahoNews.com squad will beryllium moving precocious Tuesday to supply up-to-the infinitesimal numbers and nan last result of each nan races.

In a superior election, voters prime a nominee from each statement to beryllium connected nan ballot successful November. Whichever campaigner wins successful nan superior will look nan challenger from nan different statement successful nan wide election.

Party affiliation affects who you’re capable to ballot for. Republican, Constitution and Libertarian parties person a closed primary, which intends group registered to ballot successful these parties tin only formed ballots for their statement aliases ballot Democratic aliases non-partisan.

Registered Democrats tin only ballot Democrat aliases non-partisan. Unaffiliated voters whitethorn connection pinch a governmental statement connected predetermination day. The flyer beneath breaks it down.

Courtesy Idaho Secretary of State’s Office

Idaho held a Republican statesmanlike caucus successful March, wherever Donald Trump was selected arsenic nan Republican nominee. He will quadrate disconnected pinch President Joe Biden successful November. Although Biden is already nan Democratic nominee, Idaho’s Democratic Party will caucus for their campaigner connected May 23.

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Low elector turnout is an ongoing issue. During nan March statesmanlike caucus, Idaho Capital Sun reported a specified 6.8% of Idaho’s 585,000 registered Republicans participated.

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Part of that whitethorn person to do pinch nan truth that it was a caucus and not a primary. The caucus only gave voters a 90-minute model to ballot successful person. There was nary action for early aliases absentee voting.

Primary elections tally by nan authorities springiness voters much options. Turnout for nan 2020 statesmanlike superior predetermination was 25.8%, according to nan Idaho Secretary of State’s Office.

Despite nan debased elector turnout successful March, Bonneville County Elections Supervisor Helena Welling tells EastIdahoNews.com elector turnout is typically higher during a statesmanlike predetermination year.

Although statesmanlike candidates will not beryllium connected nan ballot Tuesday, Welling is anticipating a larger turnout astatine nan polls.

“For superior elections, we usually expect astir 30% turnout — sometimes it’s successful nan debased 20s. But because location are truthful galore contested races successful this superior election, we do expect much participation,” Welling says.

Of nan 3,107 absentee ballots that were sent retired successful Bonneville County, 2,300 person been returned. That’s somewhat higher than nan 2022 superior predetermination erstwhile 2,002 absentee ballots were returned. Absentee ballots must beryllium returned by Tuesday astatine 8 p.m.

Early voting turnout successful Bonneville County is somewhat lower, however. A full of 1,194 group person voted early successful nan 2024 primary, compared to 1,779 group during nan 2022 primary.

Are you prepared and informed to caput to nan polls? If not, here’s a database of everything you request to know, including really to register, wherever your polling spot is and what’s connected nan ballot.

How to register

Those who aren’t registered to ballot tin registry astatine nan polling spot connected predetermination day. Several items are needed erstwhile you register. One of them is simply a existent photograph ID, which tin see immoderate of nan following:

• Idaho Driver’s License
• Idaho Identification Card
• Passport aliases Federal ID
• Tribal ID Card
• Concealed Weapons License issued by a region sheriff successful Idaho

A impervious of residence is besides required if a existent reside is not included connected nan ID. Check nan Idaho Secretary of State’s website to spot if you’re registered astatine your existent address.

Where do I spell to vote?

Click here to find retired wherever your polling spot is.

What’s connected nan ballot?

There are much than 60 contested region and legislative races successful eastbound Idaho this election. EastIdahoNews.com has provided extended sum of individual races complete nan past month. Catch up connected who’s moving successful your territory and region here.

Election results will beryllium tabulated and reported connected nan Secretary of State’s website, arsenic good arsenic your section county’s website. Be judge to visit our homepage aft 8 p.m. Tuesday for complete predetermination coverage.