2026

IDAHO

Idaho has a Secretary of State that doesn't want his constituents to vote. No more.

Phil McGrane (R)

Phil McGrane, Idaho’s current Secretary of State, has supported a series of voting restrictions that make it harder for many Idahoans – especially students and marginalized voters – to cast a ballot. In 2023, he backed legislation that removed student IDs from the list of acceptable voter identification and imposed stricter ID requirements for registration, prompting lawsuits that claim the laws amount to a modern-day poll tax and violate constitutional protections for young voters.

McGrane also supported efforts to purge voters whose citizenship couldn’t be verified through government databases – despite risks of removing eligible voters due to clerical errors or outdated records. While he frames these efforts as “steps to secure elections,” this pattern of anti-voter policies could suppress turnout and erode trust in the democratic process.

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