WEBVTT NOTE duration:"00:24:06" NOTE recognizability:0.862 NOTE language:en-us NOTE Confidence: 0.79116109 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.188 From Idaho's News NOTE Confidence: 0.90267778 00:00:01.200 --> 00:00:03.550 Channel 7 this is viewpoint. NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:04.880 --> 00:00:05.810 Welcome to viewpoint. NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:05.810 --> 00:00:07.760 I'm Joe Paris. It's almost here. NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:07.760 --> 00:00:09.120 The primary Election Day. NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:09.120 --> 00:00:10.324 It's actually this Tuesday, NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:10.324 --> 00:00:12.470 and you can tell that we're in NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:12.470 --> 00:00:13.865 campaign crunch time every time NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:13.865 --> 00:00:15.699 you turn on your TV or radio. NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:15.700 --> 00:00:17.338 Right yesterday I saw six political NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:17.338 --> 00:00:20.005 ads in a row at one point and airing NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:20.005 --> 00:00:21.515 those political ads one after NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:21.576 --> 00:00:23.626 another after another after another. NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:23.630 --> 00:00:25.178 Well, that's one way for the NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:25.178 --> 00:00:26.566 candidates to get their message NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:26.566 --> 00:00:28.056 and name out another though, NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:28.060 --> 00:00:29.668 is through debate and debates have NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:29.668 --> 00:00:31.478 been a long standing tradition in NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:31.478 --> 00:00:33.524 Idaho politics away for candidates to NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:33.524 --> 00:00:35.290 contrast themselves with their opponents. NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:35.290 --> 00:00:36.306 And layout their positions NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:36.306 --> 00:00:38.080 on the key issues of the day. NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:38.080 --> 00:00:39.082 Now more importantly, NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:39.082 --> 00:00:41.086 can give voters a crucial opportunity NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:41.086 --> 00:00:42.955 to see the differences and hear NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:42.955 --> 00:00:44.847 the policy stances so that they NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:44.847 --> 00:00:46.267 can make informed decisions. NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:46.270 --> 00:00:48.502 This year a few of our debates were NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:48.502 --> 00:00:49.775 cancelled because the candidates NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:49.775 --> 00:00:51.430 declined to participate for a NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:51.430 --> 00:00:53.364 variety of reasons and KTVB still NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:53.364 --> 00:00:54.834 hosted 2 debates this campaign NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:54.834 --> 00:00:56.735 season for hotly contested races, NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:56.735 --> 00:00:59.345 one for Superintendent of Public instruction, NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:00:59.350 --> 00:01:00.780 which we recapped here on NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:00.780 --> 00:01:02.210 viewpoint a few Sundays ago. NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:02.210 --> 00:01:04.196 The other for Secretary of State, NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:04.200 --> 00:01:05.640 which we are focusing on. NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:05.640 --> 00:01:07.320 Here this morning and the Secretary of NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:07.320 --> 00:01:09.626 State is a constitutional officer and the NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:09.626 --> 00:01:11.536 executive branch of Idaho's government. NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:11.540 --> 00:01:13.105 The Secretary is responsible for NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:13.105 --> 00:01:14.357 running the state's elections, NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:14.360 --> 00:01:15.860 publishing state documents, NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:15.860 --> 00:01:17.860 licensing businesses and other NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:17.860 --> 00:01:18.860 business services. NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:18.860 --> 00:01:20.642 They also sit on the coveted NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:20.642 --> 00:01:21.533 state land board. NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:21.540 --> 00:01:23.472 They serve four year terms and the NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:23.472 --> 00:01:25.531 winner of the Republican primary will NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:25.531 --> 00:01:27.486 face Democratic candidate Sean Keenan NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:27.486 --> 00:01:29.819 in the November general election, NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:29.820 --> 00:01:31.638 and the Republican candidates are state NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:31.638 --> 00:01:33.600 Senator Mary Souza of Coeur d'Alene. NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:33.600 --> 00:01:34.830 She is serving her fourth NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:34.830 --> 00:01:36.060 term in the Idaho State. NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:36.060 --> 00:01:37.620 Senate State Representative Dorothy Moon NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:37.620 --> 00:01:39.817 of Stanley is serving her third term NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:39.817 --> 00:01:41.557 in the State House of Representatives, NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:41.560 --> 00:01:43.540 and Phil Mcgrane has been the NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:43.540 --> 00:01:45.218 ADA County clerk since 2019. NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:45.218 --> 00:01:47.724 He serves as chief deputy in that NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:47.724 --> 00:01:50.228 same office from 2010 to 2019. NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:50.228 --> 00:01:51.656 As I mentioned, NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:51.660 --> 00:01:53.358 debates are a chance for candidates NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:53.358 --> 00:01:54.811 who contrast themselves with their NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:54.811 --> 00:01:56.181 opponents and the Secretary of NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:56.181 --> 00:01:57.680 State candidates tried to do that, NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:57.680 --> 00:01:59.360 starting with their opening statements. NOTE Confidence: 0.776658193333333 00:01:59.360 --> 00:02:00.949 Here's a portion of each of those. NOTE Confidence: 0.891788068 00:02:01.940 --> 00:02:03.592 I'm Senator Mary Susan. NOTE Confidence: 0.891788068 00:02:03.592 --> 00:02:05.657 I'm running for Idaho Secretary NOTE Confidence: 0.891788068 00:02:05.657 --> 00:02:08.140 of State to protect your votes. NOTE Confidence: 0.891788068 00:02:08.140 --> 00:02:10.440 To protect our elections, NOTE Confidence: 0.891788068 00:02:10.440 --> 00:02:12.740 to protect our businesses, NOTE Confidence: 0.891788068 00:02:12.740 --> 00:02:15.110 and to protect our endowment. NOTE Confidence: 0.891788068 00:02:15.110 --> 00:02:16.940 The these are the three NOTE Confidence: 0.891788068 00:02:16.940 --> 00:02:18.038 main responsibilities of NOTE Confidence: 0.891788068 00:02:18.038 --> 00:02:19.560 the Secretary of State. As NOTE Confidence: 0.869250168421053 00:02:19.570 --> 00:02:20.918 the chief Election Officer, NOTE Confidence: 0.869250168421053 00:02:20.918 --> 00:02:22.940 I definitely want to make sure NOTE Confidence: 0.869250168421053 00:02:23.003 --> 00:02:25.003 that we maintain uniformity and NOTE Confidence: 0.869250168421053 00:02:25.003 --> 00:02:26.603 consistency and our elections, NOTE Confidence: 0.869250168421053 00:02:26.610 --> 00:02:29.350 and that is a goal that I will strive for. NOTE Confidence: 0.869250168421053 00:02:29.350 --> 00:02:31.612 People in Idaho do have concerns NOTE Confidence: 0.869250168421053 00:02:31.612 --> 00:02:32.743 about election integrity, NOTE Confidence: 0.869250168421053 00:02:32.750 --> 00:02:34.370 and I've understood that as I've NOTE Confidence: 0.869250168421053 00:02:34.370 --> 00:02:35.760 traveled around the state and NOTE Confidence: 0.869250168421053 00:02:35.760 --> 00:02:37.075 talked to thousands of people, NOTE Confidence: 0.902574487857143 00:02:37.140 --> 00:02:39.228 I've been privileged to be a part of NOTE Confidence: 0.902574487857143 00:02:39.228 --> 00:02:40.849 our elections for almost 17 years. NOTE Confidence: 0.902574487857143 00:02:40.850 --> 00:02:42.968 When when I started counting ballots, NOTE Confidence: 0.902574487857143 00:02:42.970 --> 00:02:44.657 when we still voted on punch cards, NOTE Confidence: 0.902574487857143 00:02:44.660 --> 00:02:46.300 training poll workers finding. NOTE Confidence: 0.902574487857143 00:02:46.300 --> 00:02:49.136 Polling locations and I've worked my way NOTE Confidence: 0.902574487857143 00:02:49.136 --> 00:02:51.632 up to oversee all aspects of our elections NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:02:52.470 --> 00:02:55.006 and you can watch the full debate on NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:02:55.010 --> 00:02:57.290 ktvb.com and the KTVB YouTube channel. NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:02:57.290 --> 00:02:58.718 And today we're going to focus on NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:02:58.718 --> 00:03:00.574 a few of the key issues in the NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:03:00.574 --> 00:03:02.110 race for Idaho Secretary of State, NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:03:02.110 --> 00:03:04.390 including Election Integrity and security, NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:03:04.390 --> 00:03:05.052 voter accessibility, NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:03:05.052 --> 00:03:07.700 and the Secretary of State's role on the NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:03:07.762 --> 00:03:10.210 state land board and joining us this morning. NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:03:10.210 --> 00:03:11.890 Betsy Russell, the Boise Bureau chief NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:03:11.890 --> 00:03:13.915 for our partners over at the Idaho Press NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:03:13.915 --> 00:03:15.754 and Betsy joined us on the debate panel NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:03:15.754 --> 00:03:17.770 a number of nights ago to ask questions. NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:03:17.770 --> 00:03:19.230 Of the candidates during the NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:03:19.230 --> 00:03:20.398 Secretary of State debate, NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:03:20.400 --> 00:03:21.665 typically the Secretary of State NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:03:21.665 --> 00:03:23.346 race is pretty low key. You know? NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:03:23.346 --> 00:03:24.178 There's attention on it, NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:03:24.180 --> 00:03:25.510 but it seems that there's NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:03:25.510 --> 00:03:26.574 extra attention on it. NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:03:26.580 --> 00:03:27.990 This go around and Betsy NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:03:27.990 --> 00:03:29.118 will start with this. NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:03:29.120 --> 00:03:30.420 Why do you think there's so much NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:03:30.420 --> 00:03:31.570 attention on Secretary of State? NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:03:31.570 --> 00:03:32.977 Do you think it comes down to? NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:03:32.980 --> 00:03:34.814 I guess the huge focus across America NOTE Confidence: 0.90659211125 00:03:34.814 --> 00:03:36.590 on election and election integrity? NOTE Confidence: 0.821825644090909 00:03:36.960 --> 00:03:39.544 Absolutely, I think there are a number of NOTE Confidence: 0.821825644090909 00:03:39.544 --> 00:03:42.333 factors that are driving this Joe and the NOTE Confidence: 0.821825644090909 00:03:42.333 --> 00:03:44.500 national picture is certainly the largest, NOTE Confidence: 0.821825644090909 00:03:44.500 --> 00:03:46.320 but we also have an open seat NOTE Confidence: 0.821825644090909 00:03:46.320 --> 00:03:48.010 for Secretary of State in Idaho. NOTE Confidence: 0.821825644090909 00:03:48.010 --> 00:03:50.354 This is rare that this seat is open. NOTE Confidence: 0.821825644090909 00:03:50.360 --> 00:03:52.698 We have had historically the same person NOTE Confidence: 0.821825644090909 00:03:52.698 --> 00:03:54.757 served as Secretary of State for many, NOTE Confidence: 0.821825644090909 00:03:54.760 --> 00:03:56.308 many years in Idaho. NOTE Confidence: 0.821825644090909 00:03:56.308 --> 00:03:59.112 Pete Cenarrusa followed by Ben Sersa and NOTE Confidence: 0.821825644090909 00:03:59.112 --> 00:04:01.560 now Secretary of State Lawrence Denny, NOTE Confidence: 0.821825644090909 00:04:01.560 --> 00:04:03.198 has been in for two terms NOTE Confidence: 0.821825644090909 00:04:03.198 --> 00:04:04.670 and this is coming open. NOTE Confidence: 0.821825644090909 00:04:04.670 --> 00:04:06.896 And so it's a wide open race. NOTE Confidence: 0.821825644090909 00:04:06.900 --> 00:04:08.951 At the same time that there's this NOTE Confidence: 0.821825644090909 00:04:08.951 --> 00:04:10.360 national controversy about elections, NOTE Confidence: 0.821825644090909 00:04:10.360 --> 00:04:11.823 which are such a big part of NOTE Confidence: 0.821825644090909 00:04:11.823 --> 00:04:13.100 the Secretary of State's role. NOTE Confidence: 0.821825644090909 00:04:13.100 --> 00:04:15.388 And we have here 3 candidates who are NOTE Confidence: 0.821825644090909 00:04:15.388 --> 00:04:17.249 taking very different approaches. NOTE Confidence: 0.817539572 00:04:17.560 --> 00:04:18.600 How big of a difference? NOTE Confidence: 0.817539572 00:04:18.600 --> 00:04:20.100 I think the actual candidate makes NOTE Confidence: 0.817539572 00:04:20.100 --> 00:04:22.120 in the role of Secretary of State. NOTE Confidence: 0.817539572 00:04:22.120 --> 00:04:23.527 They do a lot of important work, NOTE Confidence: 0.817539572 00:04:23.530 --> 00:04:25.285 but I guess how big of a difference can NOTE Confidence: 0.817539572 00:04:25.285 --> 00:04:26.789 these candidates have in that role? NOTE Confidence: 0.817539572 00:04:26.790 --> 00:04:28.750 Is it? I guess, a big difference between. NOTE Confidence: 0.817539572 00:04:28.750 --> 00:04:30.304 I guess if Phil Mcgrane is elected, NOTE Confidence: 0.817539572 00:04:30.310 --> 00:04:31.110 it could go one way. NOTE Confidence: 0.817539572 00:04:31.110 --> 00:04:32.298 If Dorothy Moon it could go NOTE Confidence: 0.817539572 00:04:32.298 --> 00:04:33.090 a completely different way. NOTE Confidence: 0.817539572 00:04:33.090 --> 00:04:34.834 Or is there less room for wiggle there? NOTE Confidence: 0.863430550333333 00:04:34.930 --> 00:04:36.932 I actually think that who is the NOTE Confidence: 0.863430550333333 00:04:36.932 --> 00:04:38.602 Secretary of State can make a NOTE Confidence: 0.863430550333333 00:04:38.602 --> 00:04:40.114 huge difference and it's less of NOTE Confidence: 0.863430550333333 00:04:40.114 --> 00:04:42.712 a political role than some of our NOTE Confidence: 0.863430550333333 00:04:42.712 --> 00:04:44.236 other state constitutional officers. NOTE Confidence: 0.863430550333333 00:04:44.240 --> 00:04:46.263 And I think all of these candidates NOTE Confidence: 0.863430550333333 00:04:46.263 --> 00:04:47.130 have acknowledged that. NOTE Confidence: 0.863430550333333 00:04:47.130 --> 00:04:48.930 But it's a rule that really, NOTE Confidence: 0.863430550333333 00:04:48.930 --> 00:04:50.686 really relies. On competency, NOTE Confidence: 0.863430550333333 00:04:50.686 --> 00:04:53.645 whoever is in that office needs to NOTE Confidence: 0.863430550333333 00:04:53.645 --> 00:04:55.913 do a good job of what they do or NOTE Confidence: 0.863430550333333 00:04:55.985 --> 00:04:58.355 our elections will not run right. NOTE Confidence: 0.863430550333333 00:04:58.360 --> 00:05:00.560 Our state records will not be kept right. NOTE Confidence: 0.863430550333333 00:05:00.560 --> 00:05:03.094 Our business licensing will not go right, NOTE Confidence: 0.863430550333333 00:05:03.100 --> 00:05:04.978 and so competence, I think really, NOTE Confidence: 0.863430550333333 00:05:04.980 --> 00:05:06.716 is the number one thing we look NOTE Confidence: 0.863430550333333 00:05:06.716 --> 00:05:09.037 for in an Idaho Secretary of State. NOTE Confidence: 0.863430550333333 00:05:09.040 --> 00:05:09.726 But secondly, NOTE Confidence: 0.863430550333333 00:05:09.726 --> 00:05:11.784 there are very very different political NOTE Confidence: 0.863430550333333 00:05:11.784 --> 00:05:13.747 approaches among these candidates as well. NOTE Confidence: 0.82157217 00:05:13.880 --> 00:05:15.190 Well, let's talk about election NOTE Confidence: 0.82157217 00:05:15.190 --> 00:05:16.500 integrity again for another moment. NOTE Confidence: 0.82157217 00:05:16.500 --> 00:05:18.090 Here's what the candidates said when NOTE Confidence: 0.82157217 00:05:18.090 --> 00:05:20.243 asked where do you stand and where do NOTE Confidence: 0.82157217 00:05:20.243 --> 00:05:21.803 you think Idaho stands on election? NOTE Confidence: 0.82157217 00:05:21.810 --> 00:05:23.644 Integrity and what changes need to be NOTE Confidence: 0.82157217 00:05:23.644 --> 00:05:25.794 made to our electoral process, if any. NOTE Confidence: 0.82157217 00:05:25.794 --> 00:05:26.826 Here's what they had to say. NOTE Confidence: 0.926361888571429 00:05:27.850 --> 00:05:30.104 We have smaller issues in this state, NOTE Confidence: 0.926361888571429 00:05:30.110 --> 00:05:32.000 not as large as the battleground states NOTE Confidence: 0.926361888571429 00:05:32.000 --> 00:05:33.979 that we saw in the 2020 election. NOTE Confidence: 0.926361888571429 00:05:33.980 --> 00:05:35.415 However, if we don't take NOTE Confidence: 0.926361888571429 00:05:35.415 --> 00:05:36.850 care of these small issues, NOTE Confidence: 0.926361888571429 00:05:36.850 --> 00:05:39.730 they become big issues if we let them go. NOTE Confidence: 0.926361888571429 00:05:39.730 --> 00:05:41.464 So to make sure everybody knows NOTE Confidence: 0.926361888571429 00:05:41.464 --> 00:05:43.295 that our elections are safe to NOTE Confidence: 0.926361888571429 00:05:43.295 --> 00:05:44.825 make sure that we're consistent, NOTE Confidence: 0.926361888571429 00:05:44.830 --> 00:05:48.260 we just have to make sure that we have an ID. NOTE Confidence: 0.926361888571429 00:05:48.260 --> 00:05:50.129 We make sure we don't have affidavits NOTE Confidence: 0.926361888571429 00:05:50.129 --> 00:05:52.166 where you can just sign a piece of NOTE Confidence: 0.926361888571429 00:05:52.166 --> 00:05:54.121 paper saying who you are when you may NOTE Confidence: 0.926361888571429 00:05:54.121 --> 00:05:56.148 not be a registered voter in that area, NOTE Confidence: 0.926361888571429 00:05:56.148 --> 00:05:57.838 and that's this. Just little. NOTE Confidence: 0.926361888571429 00:05:57.840 --> 00:05:58.716 Safety, you know, NOTE Confidence: 0.926361888571429 00:05:58.716 --> 00:06:00.468 precautions we can take that can NOTE Confidence: 0.926361888571429 00:06:00.468 --> 00:06:02.298 make sure everybody has you know, NOTE Confidence: 0.926361888571429 00:06:02.300 --> 00:06:03.240 belief in the system. NOTE Confidence: 0.927756266 00:06:03.410 --> 00:06:06.336 We have a scorecard from the Heritage NOTE Confidence: 0.927756266 00:06:06.336 --> 00:06:08.510 Foundation for Idaho that is. NOTE Confidence: 0.927756266 00:06:08.510 --> 00:06:10.810 Election Integrity scorecard for every NOTE Confidence: 0.927756266 00:06:10.810 --> 00:06:13.677 state in Idaho does not rank well. NOTE Confidence: 0.927756266 00:06:13.680 --> 00:06:15.794 We are ranked only 38th out of NOTE Confidence: 0.927756266 00:06:15.794 --> 00:06:18.683 50 so we have many areas that we NOTE Confidence: 0.927756266 00:06:18.683 --> 00:06:21.435 can use this scorecard to go down NOTE Confidence: 0.927756266 00:06:21.435 --> 00:06:23.757 and secure our elections in these NOTE Confidence: 0.927756266 00:06:23.757 --> 00:06:25.752 areas of vulnerability in Idaho. NOTE Confidence: 0.927756266 00:06:25.752 --> 00:06:28.176 What are those areas of vulnerability? NOTE Confidence: 0.927756266 00:06:28.180 --> 00:06:30.320 I will be happy to tell you, thank you. NOTE Confidence: 0.927756266 00:06:30.320 --> 00:06:32.160 They are voter ID. NOTE Confidence: 0.927756266 00:06:32.160 --> 00:06:33.780 They are ballot harvesting. NOTE Confidence: 0.927756266 00:06:33.780 --> 00:06:35.400 They are ballot drop, NOTE Confidence: 0.927756266 00:06:35.400 --> 00:06:37.736 unmanned ballot drop boxes. NOTE Confidence: 0.927756266 00:06:37.736 --> 00:06:39.488 They are assistants. NOTE Confidence: 0.927756266 00:06:39.490 --> 00:06:41.918 In residential care facilities NOTE Confidence: 0.784185544444444 00:06:41.970 --> 00:06:43.128 by opponent mentioned, NOTE Confidence: 0.784185544444444 00:06:43.128 --> 00:06:45.058 the ranking from the Heritage NOTE Confidence: 0.784185544444444 00:06:45.058 --> 00:06:46.555 Foundation that one of the things NOTE Confidence: 0.784185544444444 00:06:46.555 --> 00:06:48.130 that stands out on their rankings. NOTE Confidence: 0.784185544444444 00:06:48.130 --> 00:06:49.740 The number one state in NOTE Confidence: 0.784185544444444 00:06:49.740 --> 00:06:51.028 the country is Georgia. NOTE Confidence: 0.784185544444444 00:06:51.030 --> 00:06:52.934 The number one state in the West as NOTE Confidence: 0.784185544444444 00:06:52.934 --> 00:06:54.803 Arizona and I don't know what election NOTE Confidence: 0.784185544444444 00:06:54.803 --> 00:06:56.908 they were watching when it comes to 2020. NOTE Confidence: 0.784185544444444 00:06:56.910 --> 00:06:58.530 But that's not what stood out. NOTE Confidence: 0.784185544444444 00:06:58.530 --> 00:06:59.277 Idaho was successful. NOTE Confidence: 0.784185544444444 00:06:59.277 --> 00:07:01.673 We were one of the first two states to NOTE Confidence: 0.784185544444444 00:07:01.673 --> 00:07:03.766 finish having our results on election night. NOTE Confidence: 0.784185544444444 00:07:03.770 --> 00:07:06.298 And it's because we band together too often. NOTE Confidence: 0.784185544444444 00:07:06.300 --> 00:07:08.340 There are groups back East that NOTE Confidence: 0.784185544444444 00:07:08.340 --> 00:07:09.700 think everyone lives close. NOTE Confidence: 0.784185544444444 00:07:09.700 --> 00:07:11.518 But we all know out here in the West, NOTE Confidence: 0.784185544444444 00:07:11.520 --> 00:07:12.306 we don't. NOTE Confidence: 0.784185544444444 00:07:12.306 --> 00:07:13.878 Idaho's legislature has made NOTE Confidence: 0.784185544444444 00:07:13.878 --> 00:07:15.960 our laws to fit Idaho, NOTE Confidence: 0.784185544444444 00:07:15.960 --> 00:07:17.286 and I think that's so important NOTE Confidence: 0.784185544444444 00:07:17.286 --> 00:07:18.819 to the integrity of our elections, NOTE Confidence: 0.784185544444444 00:07:18.820 --> 00:07:20.196 and I'm proud to be a part of NOTE Confidence: 0.784185544444444 00:07:20.196 --> 00:07:21.368 the system that we have here. NOTE Confidence: 0.801894597857143 00:07:22.100 --> 00:07:24.122 I thought an interesting storyline heading NOTE Confidence: 0.801894597857143 00:07:24.122 --> 00:07:26.318 into this election season was the I guess, NOTE Confidence: 0.801894597857143 00:07:26.320 --> 00:07:28.056 audit that the Secretary of State's office NOTE Confidence: 0.801894597857143 00:07:28.056 --> 00:07:30.119 did on the 2020 presidential election. NOTE Confidence: 0.801894597857143 00:07:30.120 --> 00:07:31.800 There was these major claims by NOTE Confidence: 0.801894597857143 00:07:31.800 --> 00:07:33.787 people like Michael and Dell that the NOTE Confidence: 0.801894597857143 00:07:33.787 --> 00:07:35.413 state of Idaho had glaring issues. NOTE Confidence: 0.801894597857143 00:07:35.420 --> 00:07:37.476 But after you know the full forensic audit, NOTE Confidence: 0.801894597857143 00:07:37.480 --> 00:07:38.872 Idaho didn't have those NOTE Confidence: 0.801894597857143 00:07:38.872 --> 00:07:39.916 election integrity issues. NOTE Confidence: 0.801894597857143 00:07:39.920 --> 00:07:40.780 That they were charged with, NOTE Confidence: 0.801894597857143 00:07:40.780 --> 00:07:42.424 so it's interesting now to hear NOTE Confidence: 0.801894597857143 00:07:42.424 --> 00:07:43.810 the candidates talk about that. NOTE Confidence: 0.801894597857143 00:07:43.810 --> 00:07:45.203 Do you think as a candidate it's NOTE Confidence: 0.801894597857143 00:07:45.203 --> 00:07:46.554 more of a conversation about NOTE Confidence: 0.801894597857143 00:07:46.554 --> 00:07:48.716 being proactive or being, I guess, NOTE Confidence: 0.801894597857143 00:07:48.716 --> 00:07:50.832 corrective in past actions again with NOTE Confidence: 0.801894597857143 00:07:50.832 --> 00:07:52.578 the establishment of not any evidence NOTE Confidence: 0.801894597857143 00:07:52.578 --> 00:07:54.499 that there was a major issue in 2020. NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:07:54.570 --> 00:07:56.341 So again, this is an area where NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:07:56.341 --> 00:07:57.440 we're seeing different approaches NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:07:57.440 --> 00:07:58.870 from these three Republicans who NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:07:58.870 --> 00:08:00.630 are facing off in the primary. NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:00.630 --> 00:08:03.947 I think that the legislature this NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:03.947 --> 00:08:05.783 year passed legislation proposed NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:05.783 --> 00:08:08.244 by the governor to do proactive NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:08.244 --> 00:08:10.617 audits in the future just to check. NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:10.620 --> 00:08:12.696 And make sure that everything's right, NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:12.700 --> 00:08:15.068 even though we really have not seen major NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:15.068 --> 00:08:17.217 problems with election integrity in Idaho. NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:17.220 --> 00:08:20.132 But here we have a couple of candidates NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:20.132 --> 00:08:22.639 who basically say there are problems NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:22.639 --> 00:08:24.774 with election integrity in Idaho, NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:24.780 --> 00:08:26.640 and in particular, Senator Souza, NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:26.640 --> 00:08:29.340 citing the Heritage Foundation scorecard, NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:29.340 --> 00:08:31.596 the things that they focus on voter ID. NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:31.600 --> 00:08:33.412 Idaho has had a voter ID NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:33.412 --> 00:08:34.318 requirement for years. NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:34.320 --> 00:08:36.580 We do have an affidavit provision NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:36.580 --> 00:08:39.240 in that it is very rarely used NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:39.240 --> 00:08:40.858 ballot harvesting we have had. NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:40.860 --> 00:08:41.920 Multiple legislators, NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:41.920 --> 00:08:43.510 including Senator Suza, NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:43.510 --> 00:08:45.682 proposed anti ballot harvesting bills in NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:45.682 --> 00:08:48.098 the legislature and they have all said NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:48.098 --> 00:08:50.205 actually this has not happened in Idaho. NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:50.210 --> 00:08:51.146 But it's happened elsewhere. NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:51.146 --> 00:08:52.550 So we just wanna make sure NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:52.595 --> 00:08:53.487 it can't happen here, NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:53.490 --> 00:08:55.510 and dropboxes drop boxes for NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:55.510 --> 00:08:58.110 ballots when there are many people. NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:58.110 --> 00:08:59.970 Casting absentee ballots have proven NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:08:59.970 --> 00:09:02.223 extremely popular in Idaho and when NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:09:02.223 --> 00:09:04.191 there was legislation from Senator Susa NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:09:04.191 --> 00:09:06.278 that was heard in a Senate committee NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:09:06.278 --> 00:09:08.304 to get rid of them county clerks from NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:09:08.304 --> 00:09:10.120 all over the state came in and said NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:09:10.170 --> 00:09:11.906 that means that people in my county. NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:09:11.910 --> 00:09:13.886 Are going to have to drive for an NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:09:13.886 --> 00:09:16.259 hour and a half or two hours to drop NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:09:16.259 --> 00:09:17.964 off their ballot rather than just NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:09:17.964 --> 00:09:20.120 have it write down on the corner. NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:09:20.120 --> 00:09:23.284 And basically there are things in place NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:09:23.284 --> 00:09:26.113 in Idaho that from all appearances NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:09:26.113 --> 00:09:29.340 seem to be working very well now. NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:09:29.340 --> 00:09:30.588 Senator Dsouza says, well, NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:09:30.588 --> 00:09:31.836 we just haven't checked. NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:09:31.840 --> 00:09:32.168 Actually, NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:09:32.168 --> 00:09:33.808 things probably are going wrong NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:09:33.808 --> 00:09:35.460 and we just don't know. NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:09:35.460 --> 00:09:37.228 And then Representative Moon NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:09:37.228 --> 00:09:39.438 says we have small problems. NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:09:39.440 --> 00:09:40.889 We got to fix them before they NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:09:40.889 --> 00:09:41.960 turn into bigger problems. NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:09:41.960 --> 00:09:44.136 And I think that we hear Phil Mcgrane NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:09:44.136 --> 00:09:45.985 saying here's what we're doing now to NOTE Confidence: 0.931459108181818 00:09:45.985 --> 00:09:47.990 make sure that we don't have problems NOTE Confidence: 0.877208673636364 00:09:48.220 --> 00:09:50.164 in a major conversation has been NOTE Confidence: 0.877208673636364 00:09:50.164 --> 00:09:51.803 about accessibility and critics of NOTE Confidence: 0.877208673636364 00:09:51.803 --> 00:09:53.243 the legislature say that lawmakers NOTE Confidence: 0.877208673636364 00:09:53.243 --> 00:09:54.859 they worked hard to make it. NOTE Confidence: 0.877208673636364 00:09:54.860 --> 00:09:56.798 I guess less convenient or more NOTE Confidence: 0.877208673636364 00:09:56.798 --> 00:09:58.630 difficult for some Idahoans to get NOTE Confidence: 0.877208673636364 00:09:58.630 --> 00:10:00.558 to the polls and to cast those votes. NOTE Confidence: 0.877208673636364 00:10:00.560 --> 00:10:02.536 We asked the question of lawmakers we asked. NOTE Confidence: 0.877208673636364 00:10:02.540 --> 00:10:04.521 Are you concerned with efforts by lawmakers NOTE Confidence: 0.877208673636364 00:10:04.521 --> 00:10:06.539 to make more voting more difficult? NOTE Confidence: 0.877208673636364 00:10:06.540 --> 00:10:07.625 And you know, how would you deal NOTE Confidence: 0.877208673636364 00:10:07.625 --> 00:10:08.789 with that as Secretary of State? NOTE Confidence: 0.877208673636364 00:10:08.790 --> 00:10:10.274 Here's what the candidates had to say. NOTE Confidence: 0.932918136923077 00:10:11.500 --> 00:10:13.390 Absolutely. I think there's a really NOTE Confidence: 0.932918136923077 00:10:13.390 --> 00:10:15.548 important thing that we need to balance. NOTE Confidence: 0.932918136923077 00:10:15.550 --> 00:10:17.076 There's a lot of talk about elections, NOTE Confidence: 0.932918136923077 00:10:17.080 --> 00:10:18.276 integrity and election security, NOTE Confidence: 0.932918136923077 00:10:18.276 --> 00:10:20.480 and you've already heard that here tonight. NOTE Confidence: 0.932918136923077 00:10:20.480 --> 00:10:22.328 But one of the most important things NOTE Confidence: 0.932918136923077 00:10:22.328 --> 00:10:24.465 is we should not make things so secure NOTE Confidence: 0.932918136923077 00:10:24.465 --> 00:10:26.409 that no one can access their vote. NOTE Confidence: 0.932918136923077 00:10:26.410 --> 00:10:28.576 Similarly, we shouldn't make things so NOTE Confidence: 0.932918136923077 00:10:28.576 --> 00:10:30.649 accessible that it's open for fraud. NOTE Confidence: 0.932918136923077 00:10:30.650 --> 00:10:32.120 I've spent my career making NOTE Confidence: 0.932918136923077 00:10:32.120 --> 00:10:33.590 sure we have opportunities here NOTE Confidence: 0.932918136923077 00:10:33.643 --> 00:10:34.988 locally for people to vote. NOTE Confidence: 0.932918136923077 00:10:34.990 --> 00:10:36.918 I think one of the best examples of NOTE Confidence: 0.932918136923077 00:10:36.918 --> 00:10:39.149 that is the expansion of early voting. NOTE Confidence: 0.932918136923077 00:10:39.150 --> 00:10:40.760 Early voting is the most NOTE Confidence: 0.932918136923077 00:10:40.760 --> 00:10:42.048 secure form of voting. NOTE Confidence: 0.932918136923077 00:10:42.050 --> 00:10:43.968 And it's because of the database and NOTE Confidence: 0.932918136923077 00:10:43.968 --> 00:10:46.049 tools that we have to assist people. NOTE Confidence: 0.871934897666667 00:10:46.100 --> 00:10:47.999 I think that what we need to do is NOTE Confidence: 0.871934897666667 00:10:47.999 --> 00:10:50.031 to to secure our system and I think NOTE Confidence: 0.871934897666667 00:10:50.031 --> 00:10:52.220 some of the efforts that came forward NOTE Confidence: 0.871934897666667 00:10:52.220 --> 00:10:54.278 during the last session were good. NOTE Confidence: 0.871934897666667 00:10:54.280 --> 00:10:56.206 Some were not well crafted and NOTE Confidence: 0.871934897666667 00:10:56.206 --> 00:10:57.960 probably should not have passed. NOTE Confidence: 0.871934897666667 00:10:57.960 --> 00:11:00.528 But what we need to keep our eye NOTE Confidence: 0.871934897666667 00:11:00.528 --> 00:11:03.537 on is how secure are our systems? NOTE Confidence: 0.871934897666667 00:11:03.540 --> 00:11:05.908 But how safe is your vote and there NOTE Confidence: 0.871934897666667 00:11:05.908 --> 00:11:08.619 has to be the balance between those. NOTE Confidence: 0.871934897666667 00:11:08.620 --> 00:11:12.204 the United States is known as one of NOTE Confidence: 0.871934897666667 00:11:12.204 --> 00:11:15.740 the most. Easy systems, not at all. NOTE Confidence: 0.871934897666667 00:11:15.740 --> 00:11:17.360 The most secure system. NOTE Confidence: 0.871934897666667 00:11:17.360 --> 00:11:20.980 Let me tell you that the Carter Baker NOTE Confidence: 0.871934897666667 00:11:20.980 --> 00:11:23.792 Commission in 2005 said that the NOTE Confidence: 0.871934897666667 00:11:23.792 --> 00:11:26.360 United States should absolutely go to NOTE Confidence: 0.871934897666667 00:11:26.446 --> 00:11:29.050 to photo ID required at the polls. NOTE Confidence: 0.839515802857143 00:11:29.240 --> 00:11:31.392 I don't think there is one person I NOTE Confidence: 0.839515802857143 00:11:31.392 --> 00:11:33.940 met with who thought that asking for a NOTE Confidence: 0.839515802857143 00:11:33.940 --> 00:11:36.100 government issued ID is unreasonable. NOTE Confidence: 0.839515802857143 00:11:36.100 --> 00:11:37.720 I think everybody knows they NOTE Confidence: 0.839515802857143 00:11:37.720 --> 00:11:39.720 want them to present an idea, NOTE Confidence: 0.839515802857143 00:11:39.720 --> 00:11:41.214 especially when you hear of a NOTE Confidence: 0.839515802857143 00:11:41.214 --> 00:11:42.650 Costco card or student ID card. NOTE Confidence: 0.839515802857143 00:11:42.650 --> 00:11:44.660 Which was easily counterfeit able, NOTE Confidence: 0.839515802857143 00:11:44.660 --> 00:11:46.022 which doesn't have a birth date NOTE Confidence: 0.839515802857143 00:11:46.022 --> 00:11:47.310 that doesn't have an address NOTE Confidence: 0.839515802857143 00:11:47.310 --> 00:11:48.638 that doesn't have citizenship. NOTE Confidence: 0.839515802857143 00:11:48.640 --> 00:11:50.719 All it has is a picture and a random NOTE Confidence: 0.839515802857143 00:11:50.719 --> 00:11:52.284 number where people are concerned NOTE Confidence: 0.839515802857143 00:11:52.284 --> 00:11:54.509 that the students are just given these NOTE Confidence: 0.839515802857143 00:11:54.509 --> 00:11:56.343 cards like you get a Costco card, NOTE Confidence: 0.839515802857143 00:11:56.350 --> 00:11:57.958 they just pop right out readily. NOTE Confidence: 0.839515802857143 00:11:57.960 --> 00:11:59.418 So those are those are concerns. NOTE Confidence: 0.839515802857143 00:11:59.420 --> 00:12:01.124 And yes, I think we I don't think NOTE Confidence: 0.839515802857143 00:12:01.124 --> 00:12:02.542 we're going to keep anybody from NOTE Confidence: 0.839515802857143 00:12:02.542 --> 00:12:04.250 voting if they really want to vote, NOTE Confidence: 0.75777105125 00:12:04.660 --> 00:12:05.970 and it was an interesting NOTE Confidence: 0.75777105125 00:12:05.970 --> 00:12:06.756 juxtaposition there too. NOTE Confidence: 0.75777105125 00:12:06.760 --> 00:12:08.440 To listen to Senator Susan, NOTE Confidence: 0.75777105125 00:12:08.440 --> 00:12:10.660 Representative Moon talk with Phil Mcgrane. NOTE Confidence: 0.75777105125 00:12:10.660 --> 00:12:11.992 The clerk saying that these are NOTE Confidence: 0.75777105125 00:12:11.992 --> 00:12:13.324 problems that you're facing and then NOTE Confidence: 0.75777105125 00:12:13.324 --> 00:12:14.536 you have the clerk standing there. NOTE Confidence: 0.75777105125 00:12:14.540 --> 00:12:15.413 He basically says. NOTE Confidence: 0.75777105125 00:12:15.413 --> 00:12:16.868 No, they're not happening when NOTE Confidence: 0.75777105125 00:12:16.868 --> 00:12:18.786 you talk about the the voter ID NOTE Confidence: 0.75777105125 00:12:18.786 --> 00:12:20.066 over the last several years. NOTE Confidence: 0.75777105125 00:12:20.070 --> 00:12:21.342 Betsy, I mean, how big of a deal NOTE Confidence: 0.75777105125 00:12:21.342 --> 00:12:22.609 has it been to have voter ID? NOTE Confidence: 0.75777105125 00:12:22.610 --> 00:12:24.206 I know there's the the affidavits NOTE Confidence: 0.75777105125 00:12:24.206 --> 00:12:25.689 that you can sign day of, NOTE Confidence: 0.75777105125 00:12:25.690 --> 00:12:27.208 but the conversation to me seems NOTE Confidence: 0.75777105125 00:12:27.208 --> 00:12:28.494 that I didn't realize there NOTE Confidence: 0.75777105125 00:12:28.494 --> 00:12:29.856 was so much attention on it, NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:12:30.410 --> 00:12:33.686 right? And and Idaho has had a voter ID NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:12:33.686 --> 00:12:35.990 requirement for quite a few years now, NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:12:35.990 --> 00:12:36.986 and when it first came in, NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:12:36.990 --> 00:12:38.846 I think there was some trepidation about it. NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:12:38.850 --> 00:12:39.750 How is this going to work? NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:12:39.750 --> 00:12:41.487 Is everyone still going to be able to vote? NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:12:41.490 --> 00:12:42.870 It's actually worked fairly smoothly, NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:12:42.870 --> 00:12:44.736 and it was Phil Mcgrane who NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:12:44.736 --> 00:12:45.669 recently shared statistics. NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:12:45.670 --> 00:12:47.614 About in Ada County, NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:12:47.614 --> 00:12:49.895 98% of voters actually show their NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:12:49.895 --> 00:12:52.092 driver's license and a very tiny NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:12:52.092 --> 00:12:54.096 percentage use a different form of NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:12:54.096 --> 00:12:56.299 allowed ID or sign an affidavit. NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:12:56.300 --> 00:12:58.519 So the system actually is does appear NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:12:58.519 --> 00:13:01.237 to be working the way that it is NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:13:01.237 --> 00:13:02.942 both Representative Moon and Senator NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:13:03.012 --> 00:13:04.997 Susan have proposed sweeping changes NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:13:04.997 --> 00:13:07.282 in legislation that did not advance NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:13:07.282 --> 00:13:09.618 this year to all of the current rules, NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:13:09.620 --> 00:13:11.390 including really making it harder NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:13:11.390 --> 00:13:13.160 to vote her to register, NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:13:13.160 --> 00:13:16.156 vote requiring more proof of things like. NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:13:16.160 --> 00:13:17.690 Citizenship and county clerks from NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:13:17.690 --> 00:13:20.332 all over the state also came to Boise NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:13:20.332 --> 00:13:21.744 to testify against representative NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:13:21.744 --> 00:13:23.713 moons proposals and said we've got NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:13:23.713 --> 00:13:25.417 people who have been voting their NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:13:25.417 --> 00:13:27.275 whole lives and we're gonna ask NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:13:27.275 --> 00:13:29.318 them to show a birth certificate NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:13:29.318 --> 00:13:31.766 and maybe they don't have one. NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:13:31.770 --> 00:13:33.630 A lot of older folks don't. NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:13:33.630 --> 00:13:35.844 Basically the argument and we heard NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:13:35.844 --> 00:13:38.103 this from Canyon County Clerk Chris NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:13:38.103 --> 00:13:40.245 Yamamoto was that these rules would NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:13:40.245 --> 00:13:42.422 be harder on existing Idaho citizens NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:13:42.422 --> 00:13:44.785 who've been voting for a long time NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:13:44.785 --> 00:13:46.315 than they would be on anyone. NOTE Confidence: 0.864427723125 00:13:46.320 --> 00:13:47.570 Trying to game the system, NOTE Confidence: 0.89711081625 00:13:47.960 --> 00:13:49.520 we're going to take a real quick break, NOTE Confidence: 0.89711081625 00:13:49.520 --> 00:13:50.978 but coming up next on viewpoint, NOTE Confidence: 0.89711081625 00:13:50.980 --> 00:13:52.744 we're gonna hear from the candidates NOTE Confidence: 0.89711081625 00:13:52.744 --> 00:13:54.998 on how they see their roles in NOTE Confidence: 0.89711081625 00:13:54.998 --> 00:13:56.354 encouraging voter turn out, NOTE Confidence: 0.89711081625 00:13:56.360 --> 00:13:57.422 and we're going to talk about NOTE Confidence: 0.89711081625 00:13:57.422 --> 00:13:58.944 their role on the state land board NOTE Confidence: 0.89711081625 00:13:58.944 --> 00:13:59.976 viewpoint continues after this. NOTE Confidence: 0.874080832 00:14:13.030 --> 00:14:14.246 Welcome back to viewpoint. NOTE Confidence: 0.874080832 00:14:14.246 --> 00:14:16.790 Today, we're focusing on the race for the NOTE Confidence: 0.874080832 00:14:16.790 --> 00:14:18.465 Republican nomination for Idaho Secretary NOTE Confidence: 0.874080832 00:14:18.465 --> 00:14:20.782 of State among state Senator Mary Souza, NOTE Confidence: 0.874080832 00:14:20.790 --> 00:14:22.126 state Representative Dorothy Moon NOTE Confidence: 0.874080832 00:14:22.126 --> 00:14:24.130 and Ada County clerk Phil Mcgrane, NOTE Confidence: 0.874080832 00:14:24.130 --> 00:14:25.826 and breaking it down with us this morning. NOTE Confidence: 0.874080832 00:14:25.830 --> 00:14:28.266 Idaho Press Boise Bureau chief Betsy Russell. NOTE Confidence: 0.874080832 00:14:28.270 --> 00:14:29.878 She joined us on the panel the other NOTE Confidence: 0.874080832 00:14:29.878 --> 00:14:31.480 night asking questions during the debate. NOTE Confidence: 0.874080832 00:14:31.480 --> 00:14:32.894 And Betsy, you asked the question that NOTE Confidence: 0.874080832 00:14:32.894 --> 00:14:34.279 I thought was really interesting. NOTE Confidence: 0.874080832 00:14:34.280 --> 00:14:35.580 You asked the candidates if, NOTE Confidence: 0.874080832 00:14:35.580 --> 00:14:36.556 as Secretary of State, NOTE Confidence: 0.874080832 00:14:36.556 --> 00:14:38.520 they would work to get the vote out, NOTE Confidence: 0.874080832 00:14:38.520 --> 00:14:40.280 something that we've seen differing. NOTE Confidence: 0.874080832 00:14:40.280 --> 00:14:42.530 I guess. I guess the way they do it, NOTE Confidence: 0.874080832 00:14:42.530 --> 00:14:44.150 we've seen it differ between different NOTE Confidence: 0.874080832 00:14:44.150 --> 00:14:45.859 Secretary of States in recent years. NOTE Confidence: 0.874080832 00:14:45.860 --> 00:14:47.282 Before we get into that conversation NOTE Confidence: 0.874080832 00:14:47.282 --> 00:14:49.437 and want to know why did you ask the NOTE Confidence: 0.874080832 00:14:49.437 --> 00:14:50.917 candidates about what they would do NOTE Confidence: 0.874080832 00:14:50.917 --> 00:14:52.257 about encouraging people to vote? NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:14:52.400 --> 00:14:54.878 Well, that's always been something you know. NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:14:54.880 --> 00:14:57.048 In all my years in Idaho that that NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:14:57.048 --> 00:14:58.671 Idaho Secretary of State has made NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:14:58.671 --> 00:15:00.546 a top priority and has really been NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:15:00.546 --> 00:15:02.268 an advocate for is getting more. NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:15:02.270 --> 00:15:04.484 Idahoans to vote and our voter NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:15:04.484 --> 00:15:05.960 turn out in Idaho. NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:15:05.960 --> 00:15:08.025 You know it's better than some states, NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:15:08.030 --> 00:15:09.650 but particularly in primary elections. NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:15:09.650 --> 00:15:11.618 It's quite low and the percentage NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:15:11.618 --> 00:15:13.570 of registered voters is one thing. NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:15:13.570 --> 00:15:15.526 If you look at the percentage NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:15:15.526 --> 00:15:16.830 of voting age population, NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:15:16.830 --> 00:15:18.178 the votes in primaries, NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:15:18.178 --> 00:15:20.809 the vast majority of Idahoans do not vote, NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:15:20.810 --> 00:15:22.842 so it's a very small number of people NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:15:22.842 --> 00:15:24.010 making decisions for everyone. NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:15:24.010 --> 00:15:25.486 Well, that's not really how the NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:15:25.486 --> 00:15:26.750 system is supposed to work. NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:15:26.750 --> 00:15:28.451 We have a system in the United NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:15:28.451 --> 00:15:30.009 States basically of self government. NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:15:30.010 --> 00:15:32.466 We're all supposed to decide what we want. NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:15:32.470 --> 00:15:34.522 The government to be and for that to work, NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:15:34.530 --> 00:15:36.498 ideally everybody who's eligible NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:15:36.498 --> 00:15:38.466 probably ought to vote, NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:15:38.470 --> 00:15:40.294 unless for some reason they don't want to. NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:15:40.300 --> 00:15:41.658 And so the Secretary of State has NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:15:41.658 --> 00:15:43.259 always taken a leadership role in that. NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:15:43.260 --> 00:15:44.877 I was very surprised by the answers NOTE Confidence: 0.858489882857143 00:15:44.877 --> 00:15:46.958 that we got from one of the candidates, NOTE Confidence: 0.894893271111111 00:15:46.970 --> 00:15:48.743 yes, so let's take a look at those answers, NOTE Confidence: 0.894893271111111 00:15:48.750 --> 00:15:49.760 as they were very different. NOTE Confidence: 0.894893271111111 00:15:49.760 --> 00:15:50.620 And as Betsy mentioned, NOTE Confidence: 0.894893271111111 00:15:50.620 --> 00:15:52.180 I was surprised by one of them. NOTE Confidence: 0.894893271111111 00:15:52.180 --> 00:15:53.740 But here's what the candidates had to say. NOTE Confidence: 0.894893271111111 00:15:53.740 --> 00:15:55.140 Let's start with Representative Moon, NOTE Confidence: 0.894893271111111 00:15:55.140 --> 00:15:57.128 who said yes, that it would start NOTE Confidence: 0.894893271111111 00:15:57.128 --> 00:15:58.429 with election education for her. NOTE Confidence: 0.841198709565218 00:16:00.120 --> 00:16:02.448 Betsy, it would be huge in my priorities NOTE Confidence: 0.841198709565218 00:16:02.448 --> 00:16:05.778 and I do think it's a matter of the youth NOTE Confidence: 0.841198709565218 00:16:05.778 --> 00:16:07.659 understanding how the process works. NOTE Confidence: 0.841198709565218 00:16:07.660 --> 00:16:08.980 They don't even understand what NOTE Confidence: 0.841198709565218 00:16:08.980 --> 00:16:10.036 precinct committee men are. NOTE Confidence: 0.841198709565218 00:16:10.040 --> 00:16:12.248 They do not know about regional NOTE Confidence: 0.841198709565218 00:16:12.250 --> 00:16:13.782 Republican parties or Democrat NOTE Confidence: 0.841198709565218 00:16:13.782 --> 00:16:16.080 parties and how the whole system. NOTE Confidence: 0.841198709565218 00:16:16.080 --> 00:16:18.248 How you can start even as a precinct NOTE Confidence: 0.841198709565218 00:16:18.248 --> 00:16:19.837 committee person to become involved NOTE Confidence: 0.841198709565218 00:16:19.837 --> 00:16:21.497 in your community and government. NOTE Confidence: 0.841198709565218 00:16:21.500 --> 00:16:23.880 So I think I think that's where I would start NOTE Confidence: 0.841198709565218 00:16:23.937 --> 00:16:26.105 and I have talked to schools about these. NOTE Confidence: 0.841198709565218 00:16:26.110 --> 00:16:27.538 You know how the system works and NOTE Confidence: 0.841198709565218 00:16:27.538 --> 00:16:29.223 how to get involved but to just NOTE Confidence: 0.841198709565218 00:16:29.223 --> 00:16:30.243 stand on the sidelines. NOTE Confidence: 0.841198709565218 00:16:30.250 --> 00:16:31.538 Isn't where we want our use today. NOTE Confidence: 0.841198709565218 00:16:31.540 --> 00:16:32.608 We want them involved. NOTE Confidence: 0.908469618571429 00:16:32.800 --> 00:16:35.040 I have a different look at that. NOTE Confidence: 0.908469618571429 00:16:35.040 --> 00:16:37.614 I do not think that it is a Secretary NOTE Confidence: 0.908469618571429 00:16:37.614 --> 00:16:40.198 of State or even the county clerks NOTE Confidence: 0.908469618571429 00:16:40.200 --> 00:16:43.161 role to increase turnout for any one NOTE Confidence: 0.908469618571429 00:16:43.161 --> 00:16:46.339 party or even turn out in general that NOTE Confidence: 0.908469618571429 00:16:46.339 --> 00:16:49.599 is the role of the partisan groups. NOTE Confidence: 0.908469618571429 00:16:49.600 --> 00:16:51.880 The interest, special interest groups, NOTE Confidence: 0.908469618571429 00:16:51.880 --> 00:16:54.568 people who are. Very supportive of NOTE Confidence: 0.908469618571429 00:16:54.568 --> 00:16:57.769 a candidate or a ballot measure. NOTE Confidence: 0.908469618571429 00:16:57.770 --> 00:16:59.730 That's what they are supposed to be doing, NOTE Confidence: 0.908469618571429 00:16:59.730 --> 00:17:02.000 what the role of the Secretary of State NOTE Confidence: 0.908469618571429 00:17:02.000 --> 00:17:04.833 is is to make sure that the election NOTE Confidence: 0.908469618571429 00:17:04.833 --> 00:17:08.036 laws are enforced and they are clear and NOTE Confidence: 0.908469618571429 00:17:08.036 --> 00:17:10.815 they are understood by all the citizens. NOTE Confidence: 0.815769016875 00:17:11.010 --> 00:17:12.700 Agree with Representative Moon in NOTE Confidence: 0.815769016875 00:17:12.700 --> 00:17:14.815 terms of education for voters getting NOTE Confidence: 0.815769016875 00:17:14.815 --> 00:17:16.650 the information out is important. NOTE Confidence: 0.815769016875 00:17:16.650 --> 00:17:18.492 Most of you watching recently received NOTE Confidence: 0.815769016875 00:17:18.492 --> 00:17:20.389 a postcard in the mail informing NOTE Confidence: 0.815769016875 00:17:20.389 --> 00:17:22.231 you of the opportunities you have NOTE Confidence: 0.815769016875 00:17:22.231 --> 00:17:24.269 to vote in the May 17th election. NOTE Confidence: 0.815769016875 00:17:24.270 --> 00:17:25.385 I think that's an important NOTE Confidence: 0.815769016875 00:17:25.385 --> 00:17:26.277 part of the process. NOTE Confidence: 0.815769016875 00:17:26.280 --> 00:17:27.672 Whether it's for the Secretary of NOTE Confidence: 0.815769016875 00:17:27.672 --> 00:17:29.248 State or whether it's for the county NOTE Confidence: 0.815769016875 00:17:29.248 --> 00:17:30.662 clerks is to make sure voters are NOTE Confidence: 0.815769016875 00:17:30.708 --> 00:17:32.124 informed when they have the opportunity NOTE Confidence: 0.815769016875 00:17:32.124 --> 00:17:33.850 to vote and give them the tools. NOTE Confidence: 0.815769016875 00:17:33.850 --> 00:17:35.410 I think one of the greatest NOTE Confidence: 0.815769016875 00:17:35.410 --> 00:17:36.948 successes that we've had locally is NOTE Confidence: 0.815769016875 00:17:36.948 --> 00:17:38.756 providing a tool and not only to NOTE Confidence: 0.815769016875 00:17:38.756 --> 00:17:40.340 look up of voters polling location. NOTE Confidence: 0.815769016875 00:17:40.340 --> 00:17:42.041 But voters can go to our website NOTE Confidence: 0.815769016875 00:17:42.041 --> 00:17:43.784 and look up their specific ballot NOTE Confidence: 0.815769016875 00:17:43.784 --> 00:17:45.698 so that they can make informed NOTE Confidence: 0.815769016875 00:17:45.700 --> 00:17:47.373 and educated decisions on who NOTE Confidence: 0.815769016875 00:17:47.373 --> 00:17:49.179 they're going to be voting for. NOTE Confidence: 0.815769016875 00:17:49.180 --> 00:17:50.917 One of the things I would love to see NOTE Confidence: 0.815769016875 00:17:50.917 --> 00:17:52.587 as Secretary of State is expansion NOTE Confidence: 0.815769016875 00:17:52.587 --> 00:17:54.400 of voter information to the public. NOTE Confidence: 0.762772259 00:17:55.000 --> 00:17:56.250 And Betsy, you followed up NOTE Confidence: 0.762772259 00:17:56.250 --> 00:17:57.500 with Senator Suza to clarify. NOTE Confidence: 0.762772259 00:17:57.500 --> 00:17:58.610 You said, you know, Senator Susan, NOTE Confidence: 0.762772259 00:17:58.610 --> 00:17:59.874 you really mean you're not going to go NOTE Confidence: 0.762772259 00:17:59.874 --> 00:18:01.158 out and encourage Idahoans to vote. NOTE Confidence: 0.762772259 00:18:01.160 --> 00:18:02.624 And she said no, I am not going NOTE Confidence: 0.762772259 00:18:02.624 --> 00:18:04.327 to at this point of an election. NOTE Confidence: 0.762772259 00:18:04.330 --> 00:18:05.680 And this point of a cycle NOTE Confidence: 0.762772259 00:18:05.680 --> 00:18:06.580 for Secretary of State. NOTE Confidence: 0.762772259 00:18:06.580 --> 00:18:07.168 If you ever heard NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:07.180 --> 00:18:08.920 something like that, I have not. NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:08.920 --> 00:18:09.948 I was completely surprised. NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:09.948 --> 00:18:12.089 Part of the reason that I asked the NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:12.089 --> 00:18:13.721 question was the the real variation NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:13.721 --> 00:18:15.240 we've seen in in recent years. NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:15.240 --> 00:18:16.515 Is that our previous secretaries NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:16.515 --> 00:18:18.055 of state were always so focused NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:18.055 --> 00:18:19.553 on voter turn out that they made NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:19.553 --> 00:18:21.031 a turn out projection before each NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:21.031 --> 00:18:22.765 election and I had wanted to know NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:22.765 --> 00:18:23.890 if these candidates would bring NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:23.890 --> 00:18:25.140 that back because our current. NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:25.140 --> 00:18:26.706 Secretary of State Secretary of State NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:26.706 --> 00:18:28.640 Danny has not made those projections. NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:28.640 --> 00:18:30.296 He's felt that he didn't have NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:30.296 --> 00:18:31.400 the basis for them. NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:31.400 --> 00:18:34.347 He he he couldn't give an estimate NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:34.350 --> 00:18:36.993 and it went way beyond that really. NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:36.993 --> 00:18:38.405 Senator Susan's positioned that NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:38.405 --> 00:18:40.170 only the partisan groups and NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:40.224 --> 00:18:41.954 the interest groups should be NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:41.954 --> 00:18:43.338 responsible for voter turnout. NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:43.340 --> 00:18:45.584 Basically misses everybody else who might NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:45.584 --> 00:18:48.270 not know there's an election might not NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:48.270 --> 00:18:50.520 know where they're supposed to vote. NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:50.520 --> 00:18:52.932 Might not know you know what's NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:52.932 --> 00:18:54.420 on the ballot and. NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:54.420 --> 00:18:56.660 I the very idea that a Secretary of NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:56.660 --> 00:18:58.678 State would rely on partisan interest NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:18:58.678 --> 00:19:01.022 groups who only want to turn out NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:19:01.022 --> 00:19:02.846 their voters for turn out would NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:19:02.846 --> 00:19:04.860 leave out this other group of voters. NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:19:04.860 --> 00:19:05.696 And so I mean, NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:19:05.696 --> 00:19:07.729 I think if if voting is for everyone, NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:19:07.730 --> 00:19:09.991 is voting is a right and an NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:19:09.991 --> 00:19:10.960 obligation for citizens, NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:19:10.960 --> 00:19:13.066 one would think that we wouldn't NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:19:13.066 --> 00:19:14.775 just want partisan interest groups NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:19:14.775 --> 00:19:16.735 with a stake and axe to grind in NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:19:16.735 --> 00:19:18.624 in what comes out of the election NOTE Confidence: 0.939250101666667 00:19:18.624 --> 00:19:20.560 to be those in charge of turn out. NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:20.610 --> 00:19:21.540 And you make a good point. NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:21.540 --> 00:19:22.420 And we know in Idaho. NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:22.420 --> 00:19:24.968 I mean, there's several almost 100 /, NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:24.968 --> 00:19:25.596 100,000 unaffiliated. NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:25.596 --> 00:19:27.094 Voters, I think it's 300,000 NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:27.094 --> 00:19:28.574 unaffiliated voters in the state, NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:28.580 --> 00:19:30.505 so if they're not with the party, NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:30.510 --> 00:19:31.104 it's interesting. NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:31.104 --> 00:19:32.589 You make a good point. NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:32.590 --> 00:19:33.952 Another big part of the Secretary NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:33.952 --> 00:19:35.888 of State role is a seat on the land NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:35.888 --> 00:19:37.198 board and the Land Board provides NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:37.198 --> 00:19:38.608 direction to the Department of NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:38.608 --> 00:19:40.242 Lands in managing more than two NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:40.242 --> 00:19:41.999 and a half million acres of state NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:41.999 --> 00:19:43.507 endowment trust lands in our state. NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:43.510 --> 00:19:45.298 Now endowment trust lands are tied NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:45.298 --> 00:19:47.310 to specific funds it beneficiaries, NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:47.310 --> 00:19:48.564 including public schools, NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:48.564 --> 00:19:50.328 state hospitals, for their mentally ill, NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:50.328 --> 00:19:51.488 and the state veterans homes, NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:51.490 --> 00:19:53.310 as well as the juvenile correction system. NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:53.310 --> 00:19:54.564 Now the question we asked the NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:54.564 --> 00:19:55.726 other night of the candidates NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:55.726 --> 00:19:57.106 for the Secretary of State. NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:57.110 --> 00:19:57.309 Thing, NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:57.309 --> 00:19:59.100 if you're a voting member of the land board, NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:19:59.100 --> 00:20:00.420 what's the Secretary of State NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:20:00.420 --> 00:20:02.481 is the question is how do you NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:20:02.481 --> 00:20:03.845 balance public versus private NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:20:03.845 --> 00:20:05.209 land issues and conversations? NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:20:05.210 --> 00:20:06.278 As a member of the board, NOTE Confidence: 0.822570466666667 00:20:06.280 --> 00:20:07.827 here's what the candidates had to say. NOTE Confidence: 0.924771636666667 00:20:08.910 --> 00:20:10.806 I live in North Idaho and NOTE Confidence: 0.924771636666667 00:20:10.806 --> 00:20:12.810 timber is huge in our area. NOTE Confidence: 0.924771636666667 00:20:12.810 --> 00:20:14.670 We are the center of timber NOTE Confidence: 0.924771636666667 00:20:14.670 --> 00:20:16.330 revenue for the endowment lands. NOTE Confidence: 0.924771636666667 00:20:16.330 --> 00:20:18.382 Actually there are other places but NOTE Confidence: 0.924771636666667 00:20:18.382 --> 00:20:21.030 we are the most prolific up there. NOTE Confidence: 0.924771636666667 00:20:21.030 --> 00:20:22.194 Idaho has lost. NOTE Confidence: 0.924771636666667 00:20:22.194 --> 00:20:24.910 The concern is that Idaho has lost NOTE Confidence: 0.924771636666667 00:20:24.997 --> 00:20:27.035 40% of our forest firefighters and NOTE Confidence: 0.924771636666667 00:20:27.035 --> 00:20:29.686 it's because our base pay has been NOTE Confidence: 0.924771636666667 00:20:29.686 --> 00:20:32.008 low and our neighboring states have NOTE Confidence: 0.924771636666667 00:20:32.008 --> 00:20:34.297 increased their base pay and they've NOTE Confidence: 0.924771636666667 00:20:34.297 --> 00:20:36.463 also added hazard pay because these NOTE Confidence: 0.924771636666667 00:20:36.470 --> 00:20:38.927 are high risk jobs in the past. NOTE Confidence: 0.924771636666667 00:20:38.930 --> 00:20:41.090 Session the Idaho Department of NOTE Confidence: 0.924771636666667 00:20:41.090 --> 00:20:44.153 Lands Budget is was a certain bill NOTE Confidence: 0.924771636666667 00:20:44.153 --> 00:20:47.009 and they increase the base pay of NOTE Confidence: 0.924771636666667 00:20:47.009 --> 00:20:50.109 our firefighters in the forest up to NOTE Confidence: 0.924771636666667 00:20:50.110 --> 00:20:52.486 $15.00 an hour which we all know is NOTE Confidence: 0.924771636666667 00:20:52.486 --> 00:20:54.416 lower than most McDonald's people NOTE Confidence: 0.924771636666667 00:20:54.416 --> 00:20:56.954 that are starting out working there. NOTE Confidence: 0.87132811875 00:20:57.030 --> 00:21:00.086 Many may not be familiar with the landlord. NOTE Confidence: 0.87132811875 00:21:00.090 --> 00:21:01.755 It uses our natural resources NOTE Confidence: 0.87132811875 00:21:01.755 --> 00:21:03.420 to provide funding for public NOTE Confidence: 0.87132811875 00:21:03.486 --> 00:21:05.410 education and other beneficiaries. NOTE Confidence: 0.87132811875 00:21:05.410 --> 00:21:07.294 Last year was a record year NOTE Confidence: 0.87132811875 00:21:07.294 --> 00:21:08.872 with $100 million going towards. NOTE Confidence: 0.87132811875 00:21:08.872 --> 00:21:10.768 Public education I have the relationships NOTE Confidence: 0.87132811875 00:21:10.768 --> 00:21:13.050 to be successful on the landlord and to NOTE Confidence: 0.87132811875 00:21:13.050 --> 00:21:15.205 tackle some of the tough issues natural NOTE Confidence: 0.87132811875 00:21:15.205 --> 00:21:16.930 resources have been the backbone, NOTE Confidence: 0.87132811875 00:21:16.930 --> 00:21:17.654 specifically timber. NOTE Confidence: 0.87132811875 00:21:17.654 --> 00:21:19.464 As you've already heard mentioned. NOTE Confidence: 0.87132811875 00:21:19.470 --> 00:21:21.518 I'm very proud to have the support of NOTE Confidence: 0.87132811875 00:21:21.518 --> 00:21:23.448 the logging contractors here in Idaho. NOTE Confidence: 0.87132811875 00:21:23.450 --> 00:21:25.641 I'm proud to have the support of NOTE Confidence: 0.87132811875 00:21:25.641 --> 00:21:27.507 the Cattle Association and the grain NOTE Confidence: 0.87132811875 00:21:27.507 --> 00:21:29.247 producers and all the people who NOTE Confidence: 0.87132811875 00:21:29.247 --> 00:21:31.198 work hard on our land to produce NOTE Confidence: 0.87132811875 00:21:31.198 --> 00:21:33.005 the value that goes to our school NOTE Confidence: 0.87132811875 00:21:33.005 --> 00:21:35.130 kids as a member of the land board, NOTE Confidence: 0.87132811875 00:21:35.130 --> 00:21:37.322 I would work with all the partners involved NOTE Confidence: 0.87132811875 00:21:37.322 --> 00:21:39.437 to make sure we maximize the return. NOTE Confidence: 0.87132811875 00:21:39.440 --> 00:21:41.156 Just as the Constitution calls for NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:21:41.170 --> 00:21:42.610 first of all, we shouldn't be NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:21:42.610 --> 00:21:43.570 competing with other businesses. NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:21:43.570 --> 00:21:45.088 I remember when I first really NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:21:45.088 --> 00:21:46.366 started watching what the landlord NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:21:46.366 --> 00:21:48.134 was doing and we were involved in a NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:21:48.134 --> 00:21:49.850 brew pub and also some storage units. NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:21:49.850 --> 00:21:52.230 We do not compete with other businesses. NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:21:52.230 --> 00:21:53.945 We get out of Idaho's you know, NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:21:53.950 --> 00:21:55.505 business way and let them NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:21:55.505 --> 00:21:57.330 do what they need to do. NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:21:57.330 --> 00:21:58.330 I do believe though, NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:21:58.330 --> 00:22:00.200 that we need to work with the NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:22:00.200 --> 00:22:02.090 Forest Service and with the Good NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:22:02.090 --> 00:22:04.019 Neighbor Authority to where we can NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:22:04.019 --> 00:22:05.564 actually extract wood and reduce NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:22:05.564 --> 00:22:07.238 these fuels because we're going to NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:22:07.238 --> 00:22:09.450 have a a bad fire year this year. NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:22:09.450 --> 00:22:10.660 We had drought last year. NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:22:10.660 --> 00:22:12.858 We need to be recharging these aquifers. NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:22:12.860 --> 00:22:14.694 These are the sort of things on NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:22:14.694 --> 00:22:16.634 the landward we really need to be NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:22:16.634 --> 00:22:18.272 having high alert on the fuels. NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:22:18.280 --> 00:22:19.675 Reductions are important and if NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:22:19.675 --> 00:22:22.038 we can go in and make money on NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:22:22.038 --> 00:22:23.850 these forests to help our folks NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:22:23.850 --> 00:22:25.439 within our state boundaries, NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:22:25.440 --> 00:22:27.350 we need to do it. NOTE Confidence: 0.861992575 00:22:27.350 --> 00:22:27.440 Of NOTE Confidence: 0.892863742307692 00:22:27.450 --> 00:22:28.899 course, there's a lot of attention on NOTE Confidence: 0.892863742307692 00:22:28.899 --> 00:22:30.280 elections for the Secretary of State, NOTE Confidence: 0.892863742307692 00:22:30.280 --> 00:22:31.337 but a city on the land board. NOTE Confidence: 0.892863742307692 00:22:31.340 --> 00:22:32.140 How valuable is that? NOTE Confidence: 0.892863742307692 00:22:32.140 --> 00:22:33.550 How important of a seat is that NOTE Confidence: 0.885710315 00:22:33.630 --> 00:22:35.670 the Secretary of State is one of five NOTE Confidence: 0.885710315 00:22:35.670 --> 00:22:37.119 voting members of the land board, NOTE Confidence: 0.885710315 00:22:37.120 --> 00:22:38.920 so that is a significant role, NOTE Confidence: 0.885710315 00:22:38.920 --> 00:22:40.400 and it is not uncommon for there to NOTE Confidence: 0.885710315 00:22:40.400 --> 00:22:41.778 be divided votes on the land board. NOTE Confidence: 0.885710315 00:22:41.780 --> 00:22:43.740 I thought all three candidates NOTE Confidence: 0.885710315 00:22:43.740 --> 00:22:44.952 really paid attention to this and NOTE Confidence: 0.885710315 00:22:44.952 --> 00:22:46.519 are aware of the issues and that NOTE Confidence: 0.885710315 00:22:46.519 --> 00:22:47.947 significant role that they would play NOTE Confidence: 0.773807308333333 00:22:48.180 --> 00:22:49.614 Betsy Russell from the Idaho Press NOTE Confidence: 0.773807308333333 00:22:49.614 --> 00:22:51.150 joining us this morning on viewpoint. NOTE Confidence: 0.773807308333333 00:22:51.150 --> 00:22:53.054 Thank you so much for joining us Betsy. NOTE Confidence: 0.773807308333333 00:22:53.060 --> 00:22:54.676 We're going to take a real quick break, NOTE Confidence: 0.773807308333333 00:22:54.680 --> 00:22:56.768 but viewpoint will wrap up just after this. NOTE Confidence: 0.85521857 00:23:11.440 --> 00:23:13.533 You can watch the full debates for NOTE Confidence: 0.85521857 00:23:13.533 --> 00:23:15.262 Secretary of State and Superintendent NOTE Confidence: 0.85521857 00:23:15.262 --> 00:23:17.566 of Public Instruction on the KTVB NOTE Confidence: 0.85521857 00:23:17.566 --> 00:23:18.956 YouTube channel or on ktvb.com. NOTE Confidence: 0.85521857 00:23:18.956 --> 00:23:20.612 And there are dozens of key NOTE Confidence: 0.85521857 00:23:20.612 --> 00:23:22.395 races in the May 17th primary NOTE Confidence: 0.85521857 00:23:22.395 --> 00:23:24.195 election now just two days away. NOTE Confidence: 0.85521857 00:23:24.200 --> 00:23:26.072 For more on what you can expect on NOTE Confidence: 0.85521857 00:23:26.072 --> 00:23:27.700 your ballot, text the word votes. NOTE Confidence: 0.864559567692308 00:23:30.210 --> 00:23:32.184 32083215614 we'll send you a link to NOTE Confidence: 0.864559567692308 00:23:32.184 --> 00:23:34.188 our Idaho primary election voter guide? NOTE Confidence: 0.864559567692308 00:23:34.190 --> 00:23:36.570 The guide also has info on voter NOTE Confidence: 0.864559567692308 00:23:36.570 --> 00:23:37.950 registration, polling locations, NOTE Confidence: 0.864559567692308 00:23:37.950 --> 00:23:39.510 and party affiliations. NOTE Confidence: 0.864559567692308 00:23:39.510 --> 00:23:41.830 Make sure to join us on Tuesday night NOTE Confidence: 0.864559567692308 00:23:41.830 --> 00:23:43.382 for Decision 2022 election coverage. NOTE Confidence: 0.864559567692308 00:23:43.382 --> 00:23:45.890 Polls are open 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. NOTE Confidence: 0.864559567692308 00:23:45.890 --> 00:23:47.650 Of course, you gotta remember in North Idaho. NOTE Confidence: 0.864559567692308 00:23:47.650 --> 00:23:49.710 close at 9:00 PM Mountain. NOTE Confidence: 0.864559567692308 00:23:49.710 --> 00:23:51.950 8:00 PM on the Pacific Time zone, NOTE Confidence: 0.864559567692308 00:23:51.950 --> 00:23:53.774 so we'll get some local election NOTE Confidence: 0.864559567692308 00:23:53.774 --> 00:23:56.190 results coming up at 9:00 o'clock NOTE Confidence: 0.864559567692308 00:23:56.190 --> 00:23:57.666 on Tuesday night Mountain. NOTE Confidence: 0.864559567692308 00:23:57.666 --> 00:24:00.140 Time thanks so much for joining us. NOTE Confidence: 0.864559567692308 00:24:00.140 --> 00:24:01.415 We will see you Tuesday NOTE Confidence: 0.864559567692308 00:24:01.415 --> 00:24:02.435 night for election coverage. NOTE Confidence: 0.864559567692308 00:24:02.440 --> 00:24:04.240 For now though, we'll say goodbye. NOTE Confidence: 0.864559567692308 00:24:04.240 --> 00:24:05.998 See you next week on Viewpoint.