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1.5% of all absentee/mail-in ballots were rejected in 2022

August 30, 2023

1.5% of all absentee/mail-in ballots were rejected in 2022 Photo by Tiffany Tertipes/Unsplash. Voters cast 36,683,450 absentee/mail-in ballots in the 2022 general election. Of that total 549,824—or 1.5%—were rejected, roughly equal to the 1.4% rejection rate in 2018, the most recent midterm election,…

Ensuring Election Integrity

April 14, 2023 | Episode

Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane reviews voting changes, and what voters need to know the next time they head to the polls.

Hopefully Halfway There… | Feb. 24, 2023

March 15, 2023 | Episode

This week, Governor Brad Little addresses reporters’ questions about the session so far, and Secretary of State Phil McGrane talks about some of the pending bills that could change the way Idahoans vote. Then, Senate Assistant Majority Leader Sen. Abby…