Interview with Prop 1 Opponent Nick Contos

Idaho Dispatch had the opportunity to interview a proponent and opponent of Proposition 1.

This interview was with Nick Contos, the former Bonneville County Republican Central Committee Chairman. Contos has been an outspoken opponent against Prop 1 and done a debate and several interviews on the topic.

You can view Idaho Dispatch’s interview with Contos by clicking here or at the bottom of this article.

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So, what does Prop 1 do exactly? Here is what is written on the long title:

“First, this measure would abolish Idaho’s party primaries. Under current law, political parties nominate candidates through primary elections in which party members vote for a candidate to represent the party in the general election.

The initiative creates a system where all candidates participate in a top-four primary and voters may vote on all candidates. The top four vote-earners for each office would advance to the general election. Candidates could list any affiliation on the ballot, but would not represent political parties, and need not be associated with the party they name.”

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“Second, the measure would require a ranked-choice voting system for the general election. Under current law, voters may select one candidate for each office, and the candidate with the most votes wins. Under the ranked-choice voting system, voters rank candidates on the ballot in order of preference, but need not rank every candidate.

The votes are counted in successive rounds, and the candidate receiving the fewest votes in each round is eliminated. A vote for an eliminated candidate will transfer to the voter’s next-highest-ranked active candidate. The candidate with the most votes in the final round wins.”

If you wish to watch read our article or watch the interview with a proponent of Prop 1 that Idaho Dispatch interviewed, Hyrum Erickson, you can do that by clicking here.

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