Idaho bill attempts to counter fraud claims in elections | Idaho Statesman
A new bill, meant to increase trust in elections, would direct the Idaho secretary of state s office to audit elections in randomly selected precincts around the state.
The bill comes amid persistent, unfounded election fraud claims after the 2020 presidential election. Former President Donald Trump and his supporters, including an Idaho House member who s campaigning to be the state s top election official, continue to cast doubt on the validity of the 2020 election, in Idaho and elsewhere.
The bill would create a system of random audits following general and primary elections. The policy is meant to, first, identify election issues, but also to build voter confidence in the integrity of Idaho elections, said Deputy Secretary of State Jason Hancock.
Sounds like a good idea.