Deadline to request absentee ballot is May 19

The deadline to submit an absentee ballot request and to register to vote for the May primary election is May 19.

IDAHO..AND IT'LLLOOK A LITTLEDIFFERENT.TOMORROW'SPRIMARY WILL BE ANALL-ABSENTEEBALLOT ELECTION.IDAHO IS HOLDINGAN ENTIRELY MAIL-INPRIMARY FOR THEFIRST TIME AS THESTATE WORKS TOSLOW THE SPREADOF THECORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC.ALL 105 SEATS IN THEIDAHO LEGISLATUREARE UP FOR RE-ELECTION THISYEAR... AS WELL AS ANUMBER OF OTHERPOSITIONS.DEMOCRATICVOTERS WILL SEEONE HIGH-PROFILENAME ON THEIRBALLOT ... FORMER2018 DEMOCRATICGUBERNATORIALNOMINEE PAULETTEJORDAN OFPLUMMER ISRUNNING AGAINSTFORMERCONGRESSIONALCANDIDATE JIMVANDERMAAS FOR ACHANCE TOCHALLENGE GOPSENATOR JIM RISCHIN NOVEMBER.JORDAN GARNEREDNATIONAL ATTENTIONDURING HER 2018CAMPAIGN AMIDHOPES FROMSUPPORTERS THATSHE COULD BECOMETHE FIRST NATIVEAMERICANGOVERNOR IN THEUNITED STATES.BALLOTS MUST BEREQUESTED BYTUESDAY ANDRETURNED BY 8 P.M.JUNE SECOND, WITHRESULTSANNOUNCED THATEVENING.VOTERS MUSTREQUEST A BALLOTTHROUGH THEIRCOUNTY CLERK,ONLINE OR BY MAIL.