The Idaho Secretary of State’s Office on Tuesday said its election team planned to go to Elmore County to investigate.

Nearly 300 legally cast ballots were never counted in Elmore County’s election, prompting a state investigation and a potential recount that could change the outcome of multiple local races.

Donations, loans and contributions have been made in support of the two candidates for Idaho Falls mayor as the city prepares for a runoff election on Dec. 2. Jeff Alldridge and Lisa Burtenshaw are vying to become Idaho Falls’ new mayor,

Elmore County election officials failed to count hundreds of votes cast on Nov. 4, Idaho’s secretary of state announced Monday, potentially affecting the outcomes of close trustee races and ballot measures,

North Idaho’s largest Republican Party may have lost every race it contested in Coeur d’Alene in this year’s municipal election, but that doesn’t mean Republicans aren’t still in charge.

Early voting for the Idaho Falls runoff election has been strong, with more than 1,080 in-person ballots cast and about 250 absentee ballots returned so far, but data shows that younger voters continue to have the lowest turnout.

About 300 ballots in Elmore County were not counted in the results of the Nov. 4 election, prompting an investigation into what caused the discrepancy.

Lemhi County election clerks will conduct a recount in a race where only one vote separated the winner. According to the Lemhi County Clerk’s office, the Attorney General’s office ordered a recount of the Salmon City Council race after candidate Margaret Glodowski filed a petition.

Pickens is a small business owner and founding partner of Pickens Law, P.A. and previously ran for Idaho lieutenant governor in 2022. In a news release provided by her campaign, the Democrat positioned herself in opposition to recent actions taken by the Trump administration early in his second term.

Margaret Glodowski on Thursday petitioned for a recount for Salmon City Council in Idaho after losing by one vote on Nov. 4.