Idaho GOP General Session Liveblog

The Idaho GOP Winter Meeting general session is adjourned. See you at lunch!

2024-14, a resolution against “dark money”, was divided, but the delegate seemed to only want a chance to ask who donated to the state party. Her statement was ruled not germane, and 2024-14 was passed.

The delegate who divided the question moved to amend 2024-1 to change a 60% threshold for certain initiatives to be a 2/3 supermajority. It passed easily, and the resolution was adopted.

Resolution 2024-1 was divided from the report for separate debate. The rest of the report was adopted overwhelmingly. 2024-1 calls for a 2/3 majority of citizens for initiatives going forward.

Here is the full list of resolutions submitted. Not all of these were adopted by the subcommittee last night.

LD14 chairman Steven Thayn presented a minority report regarding a resolution about the role of government. Bonner County chairman Scott Herndon suggests an amendment.

Debate continues on the school choice resolution. The details are regarding microschools, which are hybrid systems connected to the public school system.

Leah Vickery, Gem County State Committee Youth Person, presents a minority report from the Resolutions Committee. A resolution regarding school choice was not adopted by the committee last night, being defeated with a tie. I’m not hearing any opposition to adopting it in general session right now.

Christy Zito, Resolutions Committee chair, presents the resolutions passed last night. The committee worked until 10:30pm.

Still ahead of schedule. The committee voted to move the Resolutions Committee report to before lunch as well. Here we go!

With the rules passed, we are hearing from Congressman Russ Fulcher now. Lunch is next, and then resolutions. See you then.

Regan finishes his report of the rules passed by the subcommittee last night and moves that the body adopt the rules as presented. Numerous people seconded the motion, and it passed overwhelmingly, with no debate. Anticlimactic, but I’m not complaining.

The general session is ahead of schedule. The committee voted to move the Rules Committee report to before lunch, so after a short recess Brent Regan has the podium and is presenting the rules that passed last night.