WELCOME TO THE IDAHO DEBATES.
A LOOK AT THE CANDIDATES ON THE
GENERAL ELECTION
BALLOT FOR SECRETARY OF STATE.
THE IDAHO DEBATES ARE A
COLLABORATIVE EFFORT
AMONG THE IDAHO PRESS CLUB.
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY'S SCHOOL
OF
PUBLIC
SERVICE.
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO'S MCCLURE
CENTER,
IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY'S
DEPARTMENT
OF POLITICAL
SCIENCE.
THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS VOTER
EDUCATION
FUND.
AND IDAHO PUBLIC TELEVISION.
FUNDING FOR THE IDAHO DEBATES IS
PROVIDED
BY. THE FRIENDS OF IDAHO
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
AND THE IDAHO PUBLIC TELEVISION
ENDOWMENT.
HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE IDAHO
DEBATES ON
IDAHO PUBLIC TELEVISION.
TONIGHT THE CANDIDATES VYING TO
BE
YOUR
SECRETARY OF STATE TAKE THE
STAGE TO
ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE.
I WANT TO WELCOME THE
CANDIDATES.
DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER JILL
HUMBLE
AND CURRENT SECRETARY OF STATE
LAWRENCE
DENNEY WHO WILL INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES
IN JUST A MINUTE.
ASKING THEM QUESTIONS TONIGHT
WILL
BE REPORTERS
SELECTED BY THE IDAHO PRESS
CLUB.
BETSY RUSSELL OF THE IDAHO
PRESS.
SCOTT LOGAN OF CBS 2 NEWS
AND SVEN BERG OF THE IDAHO
STATESMAN.
I'M MELISSA DAVLIN HOST OF
IDAHO REPORTS
HERE ON IDAHO PUBLIC TELEVISION.
I'M MODERATING TONIGHT'S DEBATE
AND WE'LL DO MY BEST TO MAKE
SURE
ALL
THE CANDIDATES GET EQUAL TIME
AND STAY ON POINT TO HELP
ME AND TO REMIND THE CANDIDATES
HOW
LONG THEY'VE
BEEN TALKING AS A VOLUNTEER TIME
KEEPER FROM
THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
KENDAL
SHABER.
WE'VE ASKED THE CANDIDATES TO
ENGAGE
EACH OTHER
ON THE ISSUES IN OTHER WORDS
LESS
EMPHASIS
ON A RIGID FORMAT
AND MORE FOCUS ON AN INTELLIGENT
DISCUSSION
THAT HELPS YOU THE VOTER CAST
A MORE INFORMED BALLOT.
EACH CANDIDATE WILL BE GIVEN 90
SECONDS FOR
OPENING COMMENTS
AND 90 SECONDS FOR CLOSE.
WE FLIPPED A COIN A FEW MINUTES
AGO
AND MS. HUMBLE WILL BEGIN
WITH HER OPENING REMARKS.
GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR
THIS
OPPORTUNITY.
I'M JILL HUMBLE
AND I'M RUNNING TO BE YOUR
NEXSECRETARY OF STATETE
BECAUSE YOUR VOTING RIGHTS
MATTER TO
ME
AND I BELIEVE I CAN REVERSE THE
TREND
OF LOW VOTER PARTICIPATION.
FIRST I BELIEVE THAT ALL
IDAHOANS
SHOULD BE AUTOMATICALLY
REGISTERED
TO VOTE WHEN
THEY TURN 18.
NO FORMS NO HASSLE.
SECOND I THINK VOTING BY MAIL IS
THE
MOST CONVENIENT WAY TO VOTE.
BUT RIGHT NOW YOU MUST RENEW
YOUR MAIL IN BALLOTS EVERY YEAR.
I WANT TO ALLOW VOTERS TO
REGISTER
BY MAIL IN BALLOTS PERMANENTLY.
THIRD I WANT TO KEEP YOUR DATA
SAFE
SECRETARY DENNEY HAS BEEN SLOPPY
WITH OUR DATA
AND PUT OUR SECURITY AT RISK.
IN FACT OUR ENTIRE VOTER
FILE AT RISK FOR THE LAST FOUR
YEARS.
I WILL KEEP YOUR INFORMATION
SAFE SO
THAT YOU
CAN VOTE WITH CONFIDENCE.
LASTLY A GOOD SECRETARY OF STATE
HAS TO RISE ABOVE PARTISANSHIP.
LAWRENCE DENNEY KNOWS THIS.
FOUR YEARS AGO HE STOOD ON THIS
VERY
STAGE
AND SAID I WILL LEAVE MY
PARTISANSHIP
AT THE DOOR.
I'M STANDING HERE ON THE STAGE.
FOUR YEARS LATER BECAUSE HE
HASN'T
KEPT
THAT PROMISE.
INSTEAD HE HAS POSTED PARTISAN
BILLBOARDS.
ALLOWED HIS POLITICAL ALLIES TO
VIOLATE
OUR SUNSHINE LAWS.
AND I PUT AND PUT ALL OF OUR
DATA AT
RISK.
SO I BELIEVE IT'S TIME FOR BOLD
IDEAS
AND I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT THANK YOU SO MUCH
SECRETARY DENNEY YOUR
OPENING REMARKS PLEASE.
WELL GOOD EVENING.
THANK YOU MELISSA.
IDAHO PUBLIC TELEVISION
AND THE OTHER PARTNERS FOR
PUTTING
ON THESE
VERY IMPORTANT FORUMS
THAT ALLOW YOU THE VOTERS TO
BETTER BE BETTER ACQUAINTED
WITH US THE CANDIDATES.
I AM LAWRENCE DENNEY.
I HAVE BEEN YOUR SECRETARY OF
STATE
NOW
FOR NEARLY FOUR YEARS.
IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR
AND A PRIVILEGE FOR ME TO SERVE
IN
THIS
CAPACITY
WHEN I TOOK OVER AS
SECRETARY OF STATE.
I HAD A THING
OR I HAD A LIST OF THINGS THAT I
HOPED TO ACCOMPLISH.
LET ME LIST SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT
WE HAVE
DONE.
WE NOW HAVE ONLINE VOTER
REGISTRATION.
WE SECURED APPROVAL
AND HAVE CERTIFIED ELECTRONIC
POLL BOOKS FOR USE.
WE HAVE A NEW DIGITAL BUSINESS
SERVICES
PROGRAM WHERE YOU CAN REGISTER
YOUR
NEW
BUSINESS REGISTER ASSUME
BUSINESS NAMES TRADEMARK
SERVICE MARKS ALL
ONLINE.
AND WE JUST ON THE ELECTIONS
SIDE
WE JUST SIGNED A CONTRACT TO
UPGRADE
OUR ELECTION SYSTEM OUR
STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION
DATABASE
WILL NOW BE ON A GIS
MAPPING PLATFORM.
AND WE HAVE WE ARE
UPDATING OUR LOBBYIST FILING
OUR SUNSHINE FILING
OUR ELECTION NIGHT REPORTING
AND OUR ELECTION MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMS
WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT.
THERE IS STILL MORE TO DO.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THE QUESTIONS
THIS
EVENING
AND THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY
ALL RIGHT THANK YOU SO MUCH.
LET'S GET RIGHT TO IT.
FIRST QUESTION FROM BETSY
RUSSELL
FOR SECRETARY DENNEY.
SECRETARY DENNEY JUST TODAY
WE LEARNED THAT YOUR MOST
RECENT CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS
DIDN'T PROPERLY ACCOUNT FOR
FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS IN
CAMPAIGN
DEBT TO YOUR WIFE FROM YOUR
PREVIOUS
CAMPAIGN.
YOU HAVE BEEN AN ADVOCATE OF
AUTOMATICALLY
FINING THOSE WHO VIOLATE
THE RULES ON CAMPAIGN FINANCE
REPORTING.
WILL YOU BE FINDING YOURSELF.
BETSY THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION
AND THERE IS NOTHING IN THE LAW
TO
FILE FOR OUR TOO FINE
FOR MISTAKES
AND THAT WAS FILED LATER AS AN
AMENDMENT.
THE PROGRAM DID NOT ALLOW
THE FILING OF THAT
ONE.
THAT WAS THAT HAS BEEN FILED
FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS
GOING BACK AND LOOKING AT IT.
WE ALSO MISS THAT SAME FILING
IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION
AND IT WAS NOT POINTED OUT UNTIL
TODAY.
THE ONLY FINES THAT WE CAN LEVY
ARE FOR LATE FILINGS
AND THAT YOU KNOW.
SO THAT IS WHAT
WE WILL BE DOING IF THERE ARE
LATE
FILINGS.
SECRETARY DO YOU THINK.
THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE
SHOULD
HAVE MORE
ENFORCEMENT
AND INVESTIGATIVE MECHANISMS
FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE VIOLATIONS.
I
BETSY IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE
MORE AUTHORITY TO DO THAT.
WHAT WE DO CURRENTLY IS IS
IF WE FIND A SUSPECTED
CAMPAIGN VIOLATION
WE TURN THAT FILE OVER TO THE
ATTORNEY
GENERAL AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY
THE
INVESTIGATIVE
ARM.
WE WE DO NOT HAVE THE PERSONNEL
OR THE EXPERTISE TO DO
THAT INVESTIGATION.
IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE DID
BUT THAT WOULD TAKE ANOTHER
DIVISION
IN
OUR OFFICE.
ARE YOU WILLING TO ADVOCATE FOR
THAT
SECRETARY.
BRIEFLY MELISSA I THINK
I THINK THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS
WORKING.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANOTHER
EMPLOYEE
THAT WE COULD ASSIGN TO
DOING THOSE INVESTIGATIONS
BECAUSE
AT TIMES
WE FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS WHEN
WE DON'T GET THEM INVESTIGATED
IN A
TIMELY
MANNER.
ALL RIGHT.
NEXT QUESTION FOR MS HUMBLE.
MS HUMBLE.
DO YOU THINK THE CURRENT SYSTEM
IS
WORKING. AS FAR AS INVESTIGATING
VIOLATIONS OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE
LAWS
IMPOSING FINES
AND TAKING ACTION ON THIS WELL I
HAVE CONCERNS WITH THE.
FILINGS IN TERMS OF
FINES BECAUSE WHAT I'M
UNDERSTANDING
IS THAT THE TWO
REPUBLICANS.
WE'RE CAMPAIGNING.
TWO REPUBLICANS CAMPAIGNERS.
SORRY I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS HERE.
WE'RE NOT FINED WHEN
THEY HAD LATENESS
IN THEIR FILINGS.
WHEREAS TWO DEMOCRAT CANDIDATES
WERE AND THAT LOOKS PARTISAN
TO ME.
AND I'M SURE.
THAT OTHERS MAY FEEL THE SAME
WAY.
BUT I KNOW I DID.
WHEN I HEARD IT
I WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND TO THAT
YES,
THERE WERE RESULTS.
THERE WAS ALSO A DEMOCRAT
WHO IS RUNNING FOR STATEWIDE
OFFICE.
IT WAS LATER THAN THE TWO
REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATES.
BUT WHAT WE DO WHAT THE CURRENT
LAW SAYS IS THAT
WE GIVE THEM FIVE DAYS AFTER
THEY RECEIVE WRITTEN NOTICE.
THERE IS SOME GRAY AREA THERE AS
TO WHEN THEY ACTUALLY RECEIVE
WRITTEN
NOTICE.
THE ONE.
DEMOCRAT THAT WAS FINED
DID NOT REPORT FOR 30
DAYS
AND SHE WAS ONLY FINED FOUR
HUNDRED DOLLARS BECAUSE SHE SAID
THAT SHE
DID NOT RECEIVE THAT
AND FROM THE TIME SHE SAID SHE
RECEIVED
IT SHE WAS FINE.
SO SO MS HUMBLE
WITH THAT IN MIND OF WHAT
SPECIFICALLY WOULD YOU
DO DIFFERENTLY.
I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE
CONSISTENCY IN
HOW WE FINE YOU FOR
ALLOWING CERTAIN WAYS THAN IT
HAS
TO BE FOR EVERYBODY.
BUT IF INDEED THERE IS A FINE
AND NEEDS TO BE.
THE SAME ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE
BOARD
ALL RIGHT.
NEXT QUESTION IS FROM BETSY LIKE
CAN
I RESPOND TO THAT ONE AGAIN.
VERY BRIEFLY VERY BRIEFLY TEN.
THE INTERIM COMMITTEE IS LOOKING
AT
STARTING
THOSE FINES FROM DAY ONE
IF AT THE END THAT WOULD BE
CONSISTENT
ACROSS ALL.
AND I THINK IT WOULD ACHIEVE THE
PURPOSE OF GETTING THOSE
CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS ON
TIME.
ALL RIGHT NEXT QUESTION IS FROM
BETSY A
STATEWIDE MAILER CALLED THE
IDAHO
AND WENT OUT TO VOTERS ACROSS
THE
STATE IN
THE PRIMARY SENT BY A POLITICAL
ACTION COMMITTEE
ENDORSING CANDIDATES
BUT NOT COMPLYING
WITH THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE
REPORTING
RULES.
THE IDAHO ATTORNEY GENERAL'S
OFFICE
INVESTIGATED
AND FOUND THAT A LOOPHOLE IN OUR
CURRENT
IDAHO LAW MEANT IT QUALIFIED FOR
THE NEWSPAPER EXEMPTION.
MS HUMBLE WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE
DONE
IF
YOU WERE SECRETARY OF STATE AT
THE
TIME.
I WOULD HAVE SPOKEN TO THE
ATTORNEY
GENERAL ALSO
AND FOLLOWED UP WITH IT.
IT WAS A DISAPPOINTMENT BECAUSE
AND IF YOU WERE ELECTED
SECRETARY OF STATE WHAT WOULD
YOU
ADVOCATE FOR
ON THAT SCORE.
I WOULD NEVER ADVOCATE THAT
THEY CHANGE TO
CLEAR UP THE LOOPHOLE.
SECRETARY DENNEY VERY BRIEFLY DO
YOU
AGREE.
I I AGREE TO A CERTAIN EXTENT
CERTAINLY WE HAVE TO ENFORCE THE
LAW
AS IT IS.
I THINK THAT THE LAW DEFINITELY
NEEDS
TO BE CHANGED SO THAT THAT
LOOPHOLE IS NOT THERE.
NEXT QUESTION IS FROM FINBERG
FOR MS HUMBLE.
MS HUMBLE THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR
BEING HERE. FIRST OF ALL.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THE
SECRETARY OF STATE
SHOULD DO TO INCREASE VOTER
PARTICIPATION
YOU'VE NAMED OFF A COUPLE OF
THINGS.
BUT I'D LIKE TO HEAR A LITTLE
BIT
MORE DETAIL AS
TO WHAT HOW EXACTLY YOU WOULD
IMPLEMENT
THOSE THOSE THINGS LIKE
AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION
AND AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OF
AS I UNDERSTAND IT OF
ABSENTEE BALLOTS.
YES. BE HAPPY TO EXPLAIN IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ASKING.
FIRST OF ALL ON
AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION
IT COULD BE DONE SEVERAL WAYS.
ONE WOULD BE THROUGH
THE DMV.
THE SECOND ONE IF THEY DON'T
HAVE A
LICENSE
IT COULD BE DONE WITH THE.
IDAHO ID'S.
WHEN YOU GET THAT THEN
YOU WOULD BE AUTOMATICALLY
ENROLLED
OR THIRDLY THEY COULD.
THEN IF THEY CHOOSE TO WAIT
THEY COULD GO RIGHT DOWN TO THIS
COUNTY
CIRCUIT OFFICE
AND VOTE OR VOTE
SORRY REGISTER ONLINE.
THAT WAY WITH THEM
OR ONLINE.
SO THEY THEY HAVE SEVERAL WAYS
TO GO
WITH THAT.
SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING IS
YOU WOULD BE ABLE
TO DO THE SAME THINGS YOU ARE
NOW
BUT YOU WOULD HAVE ADDITIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES
TO BE REGISTERED.
YES. AND IT WOULD BE AUTOMATIC
IN
TERMS
OF 18 YEAR OLDS.
IN OTHER WORDS WHEN THEY
SAY I'M PERSON
MAKING A GUESS HERE THEY'D BE
16.
THEY'D GET THEIR LICENSE.
BUT WHEN THEY TURNED 18 IT WOULD
COORDINATE WHERE IT WOULD BE
AUTOMATIC FOR
THEM TO BE REGISTERED.
ONE QUICK FOLLOW UP QUESTION FOR
YOU
ON THAT.
THAT'S THAT'S AN AWFUL LOT OF
LOGISTICS TO PUT
IN PLACE. HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE
THAT
DISENFRANCHISED GROUPS DO
NOT END UP GETTING
DISENFRANCHISED
SLIPPING
THROUGH THE CRACKS OF
REGISTRATION
AS AS THESE SYSTEMS
ARE IMPLEMENTED.
WELL THAT'S WHERE MY
EXPERTISE COMES IN.
I WORKED AS A PERFORMANCE
IMPROVEMENT
SPECIALIST FOR YEARS
AND I'VE BROUGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER
WE
LOOK AT
A PROCESS.
YOU BRING THE POWERS THAT BE
YOU YOU FLOW THE CHART.
YOU LOOK AT WHERE BREAKDOWNS
COULD
BE
OR PEOPLE.
AND AND YOU CORRECT THAT
AND YOU MAKE THE SYSTEM WORK FOR
EVERYBODY
BECAUSE VOTING IS IMPORTANT.
IT'S OUR DEMOCRACY.
THANKS. I THINK EVERYONE HERE
WOULD
AGREE
WITH THAT.
ON TO YOU SECRETARY DENNEY.
SAME QUESTION SAME FIRST
QUESTION
ANYWAY.
WHAT SHOULD THE SECRETARY OF
STATE'S
ROLE
BE AN INCREASING VOTER
PARTICIPATION
IF ANY AT ALL.
WELL THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTIONS
SVEN.
I THINK I THINK THAT
THAT IT IS CURRENTLY
EASY TO REGISTER.
I I DON'T AGREE
WITH THE SYSTEM THAT
AUTOMATICALLY
REGISTERS I THINK YOU HAVE TO
HAVE
AN
OPT OUT PROVISION BECAUSE
NOT EVERYONE WANTS TO BE
REGISTERED.
AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE
AN OPT IN PROVISION.
EVERYONE CAN CAN REGISTER
ONLINE IF THEY HAVE AN IDAHO
DRIVER'S
LICENSE THEY CAN REGISTER ONLINE
USING THEIR COMPUTER THEY CAN
USE
THEIR
HANDHELD PHONE.
THAT'S PRETTY SIMPLE
AND IT'S NOT HARD IF YOU
WANT TO. YOU CAN REGISTER ON
HERE
YOU
CAN REGISTER BY MAIL.
YOU CAN ALSO REGISTER
AT YOUR CLERK'S OFFICE
AND IF YOU FORGET ALL ABOUT IT
YOU CAN ACTUALLY REGISTER
ON ELECTION DAY AT THE POLLS.
MAY I ADDRESS THAT PLEASE.
PLEASE. FIRST OF ALL
WITH THE APP OUT OF COURSE THAT
WOULD BE CONSIDERED
THEY'D BE PART OF OUR PROCESS IF
WE
WENT THROUGH AND LOOKED AT THE
DIFFERENT
PROCESSES AND WHAT WORKS
AND WHAT ARE BARRIERS
AND HOW CAN WE IMPROVE IT.
AND AS FOR THE OTHER.
YOU MADE THE STATEMENT ABOUT ALL
THE DIFFERENT WAYS WE HAVE.
WELL RESEARCH PROVES
THAT IF YOU REGISTER PEOPLE.
THAT THEY WILL COME.
AND I BELIEVE THAT DATA
AND WE WANT EVERYBODY THAT CAN
POSSIBLY VOTE TO SPEAK
THEIR VOICE. WHAT RESEARCH.
I'M SORRY I CAN'T PUT IT RIGHT
NOW
BUT I DO HAVE AN IF ANYBODY IS
INTERESTED.
YEAH.
WE CERTAINLY DO WANT EVERYONE TO
GET
OUT AND VOTE.
IT'S VOTING IS NOT ONLY
A PRIVILEGE IT IS A
RESPONSIBILITY
BUT WE CAN'T MAKE PEOPLE
RESPONSIBLE.
YOU KNOW THERE'S NO WAY THAT WE
CAN DO THAT.
PEOPLE HAVE THEIR FREE WILL TO
DO
WHAT
THEY WANT.
VOTER TURNOUT HAS GONE DOWN.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING
MECHANICAL
THAT HAS CAUSED THAT.
I THINK THE LOWER VOTER
PARTICIPATION IS BECAUSE OF ALL
THE NEGATIVITY THAT'S GOING ON
PEOPLE ARE TURNED OFF BY IT.
THEY'RE STAYING AWAY FROM THE
POLLS.
NOW SPEAKING OF
PARTISAN ISSUES THAT MIGHT LEAD
TO
THAT NEGATIVITY
WE HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THOSE
PRIMARIES.
YES.
MS HUMBLE THIS QUESTION IS FOR
YOU.
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THE CLOSE
PRIMARY
IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY'S CLOSED
PRIMARY
HAS DEPRESSED VOTER TURNOUT
IN IDAHO.
I BELIEVE IT HAS IN THE PRIMARY.
YES.
WHAT DO YOU THINK HAS LED TO
THAT.
PEOPLE ARE FRUSTRATED THAT THEY
FEEL
THAT THEIR VOICES ARE HEARD
BECAUSE
IF THEY CHOOSE A DIFFERENT PARTY
THEY
DON'T GET TO LOOK AT ALL OF THE
CANDIDATES.
THANK YOU.
AND SAME QUESTION TO YOU
SECRETARY
DENNEY.
YOU KNOW I.
I DO NOT THINK THAT IT
SUPPRESSES
VOTER TURNOUT.
IF YOU LOOK AT A CLOSE PRIMARY
THE PEOPLE WHO SHOULD BE VOTING
IN THAT PRIMARY ARE THE
REGISTERED
REPUBLICANS IF IT'S A REPUBLICAN
CLOSE PRIMARY.
I THINK IF YOU IF YOU JUST TOOK
THAT
VOTER TURNOUT TOTALS FROM THOSE
WHO ARE REGISTERED
AS REPUBLICANS THE TURNOUT
IS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT IT IS
IN OTHER ELECTIONS.
MAY I SAY SOMETHING BRIEFLY.
I FEEL IT DISENFRANCHISES MANY
PEOPLE. ABOUT 62.
I THINK 60,000,
62,000 PEOPLE ARE.
DISENFRANCHISED OVER.
THE SECRETARY. WELL YOU KNOW
AND THE PARTY
LINE IS THAT IF
THEY WANT TO CHOOSE
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES THEY
SHOULD BE AT LEAST WILLING TO
SAY
THAT
THEY ARE REPUBLICANS.
SO THAT'S THE PARTY
LINE. NO YOU'RE SECRETARY OF
STATE
FOR
ALL IDAHOANS REGARDLESS OF PARTY
AFFILIATION.
SO IS THAT AN APPROPRIATE
POSITION
FOR
THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO TAKE.
THE PRIMARY IS NOT AN ELECTION.
IT IS A NOMINATING PROCESS.
I WOULD I COULD GO
WITH THE STATE.
NOT RUNNING THE PRIMARY AT ALL.
BUT THEN THAT WOULD PROBABLY PUT
US
BACK INTO
THE CAUCUSES WHERE WE CHOOSE
OUR CANDIDATES.
I THINK THE PROCESS THAT WE HAVE
HAS MORE PARTICIPATION THAN
CAUCUSES
WOULD.
AND I THINK I THINK THAT
IS THE INTENT
OF THE CLOSED PRIMARY.
ALL RIGHT THE NEXT QUESTION IS
FOR
HIM AS HUMBLE
FROM SCOTT LOGAN.
GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
MY QUESTION HAS TO DO
WITH SOMETHING IT'S.
A BIG CONCERN FOR EVERYONE
RIGHT NOW AND THAT'S ELECTION
SECURITY.
HOW CAN THIS HUMBLE WHAT WOULD
YOU
DO TO ENSURE
THAT IDAHO ELECTIONS WILL NOT
EVER BE HACKED.
DON'T THINK WE CAN EVER
GUARANTEE
THAT WE WILL NEVER BE HACKED
BUT WE CAN BE VERY VIGILANT
AND BY VIGILANT I CONSIDER
FIRST REGULAR AUDITS.
BUT I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER IDEA
I'D LIKE TO SEE US GO TO POST
ELECTION MICRO AUDITS
WHICH
COULD I EXPLAIN THAT PLEASE THE
AUDIENCE
PLEASE. THAT IS A HAND
COUNT OF 1 PERCENT OF OUR
BALLOTS.
SO WHAT IS IT WHAT DOES THAT
ACCOMPLISH THEN.
IT VERIFIES THE RESULTS OF THE
ELECTION.
JUST WHY ISN'T IT JUST 1
PERCENT.
YES.
AND WE KNOW ALREADY THAT THE
MACHINES
ARE BEING DONE
AND CHECKED.
BUT THIS WOULD DO THE ACTUAL
HANDS ON TOUCH.
ALL RIGHT.
NEXT QUESTION FOR SECRETARY
DENNEY
FOR ME. DO I GET TO ANSWER THAT
WHEN
YOU DO.
WELL FIRE AWAY.
OK.
ELECTIONS AND IN ELECTIONS
IN IDAHO. WE ARE A 100
PERCENT PAPER BALLOT STATE.
I AM NOT CONCERNED ABOUT
HACKING.
CHANGING THE OUTCOME OF ANY
ELECTION
HOWEVER I AM CONCERNED
ABOUT THE CYBER SECURITY.
TWO YEARS AGO
BEFORE THE 2016
OR AT THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION WE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING
EXISTED ABOUT CYBERSECURITY.
AND NOW I PROBABLY SPEND TWO
HOURS
A DAY READING
THOSE REPORTS FROM
MSI SACK, EEI SACK
WHICH ARE THE ARE THE
INTERNET GROUPS THAT WE BELONG
TO THAT SEND US AS
WELL AS DHS THE FBI
AND THE STATE POLICE. THEY SEND
US
THESE REPORTS THAT
INFORM US OF WHAT WE NEED
TO BE LOOKING FOR THE IP
ADDRESSES
SO THAT WE CAN CHECK
AND MAKE SURE THAT
THOSE BAD ACTORS ARE NOT
ATTEMPTING TO GET INTO OUR
SYSTEMS.
AND ADDRESS SOMETHING THAT
CONCERNS
ME. PLEASE I'M
CONCERNED ABOUT CROSS CHECK.
WE KNOW THAT OUR DATA WAS SENT
THERE.
WE KNOW THAT IT'S A BAD
SECURITY ON IT.
IT HAS FALSE POSITIVES
AND YET WE CONTINUED TO USE
IT FOR ADDITIONAL
TOTAL OF THREE YEARS.
SECOND WELL NUMBER ONE
CROSSCHECK IS A TOOL.
THERE WAS NEVER AN THERE WAS
A SUGGESTION THAT THE SECURITY
WAS NOT THERE.
WE DID NOT PARTICIPATE LAST YEAR
BECAUSE WE WERE NOT SURE OF THE
SECURITY.
I THINK THAT CROSSCHECKED THIS
YEAR
IS
BEING REVAMPED.
IT IS A CONSORTIUM OF 26
STATES THAT HAVE AGREED
TO SEND THEIR DATA SO THAT IT
CAN BE
CROSSCHECKED.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A
FALSE
POSITIVE.
YOU CHECK THE NAME THE FULL
NAME AND THE DATE OF BIRTH OF
THOSE
CHECK.
THOSE NAMES COME
BACK TO THE STATE.
WE DIVIDE THEM OUT THE COUNTIES
THE COUNTIES SEND OUT A LETTER
TO
THOSE
AND IF THEY IF THEY DO NOT SEND
BACK THEY ARE PURGED FROM OUR
LIST.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT.
I SPOKE TO SOMEONE AS
I WAS GOING DOOR TO DOOR
AND SHE TOLD ME HOW SHE HAD BEEN
DROPPED.
AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT
AND WONDERED IF IT COULD BE
CROSSCHECKED.
AND SHE HAS SIMILAR
NAME
BUT THE SOCIAL SECURITY WHICH
THEY GET FOR
NUMBERS FOR LAST PARTIAL
NUMBERS OF OUR SOCIAL SECURITY
AND THEY WERE DIFFERENT.
SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE THAT DOES
NOT
WORK.
WE ARE CROSS CHECK IS NOT
USING.
THE CORRECT DATA.
THEY DON'T FULLY GO THROUGH THE
PROCESS
AND WE DO NOT GET THE
LAST FOUR ON EVERYBODY'S
SOCIAL SECURITY ON
OUR REGISTRATION FORM.
WE ONLY GET THAT IF THEY DO NOT
HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE
OR AN ID NUMBER
SO THE CROSSCHECK IS
NAME DATE OF BIRTH.
AND THERE'S THE MARK IN QUESTION
IS
FROM BETSY
RUSSELL.
AN INTERIM COMMITTEE HAS BEEN
WORKING
TO REVISE
AND IMPROVE IDAHO'S LAWS ON
CAMPAIGN
AND LOBBYIST DISCLOSURE.
WHAT WOULD BE YOUR BIGGEST
RECOMMENDATION
TO THIS COMMITTEE
AND THIS QUESTION IS FOR BOTH
CANDIDATES
STARTING WITH SECRETARY DENNEY.
YOU KNOW THERE THEY
THE THING THAT I WANT TO SEE OUT
OF
THIS
INTERIM COMMITTEE IS IS
CLARIFYING SIMPLIFYING
AND YOU KNOW WE HAVE
WE HAVE SO MUCH VAGUENESS IN
OUR SUNSHINE LAWS THAT
WE HAVE TO INTERPRET THOSE
AND WE HAVE A BOOK
THATS THAT THICK, YOU KNOW TO
TELL
PEOPLE HOW TO INTERPRET
A BOOK. THAT IS THAT THICK
AND I YOU KNOW IF WE CAN
SIMPLIFY
CLARIFY SO THAT EVERYONE
UNDERSTANDS WHAT THEY ARE
REPORTING.
THE SECOND THING I WOULD LIKE TO
SEE
IS
DISCLOSURE OF DARK
MONEY SOURCES.
I THINK THAT THAT IS BECOMING A
BIGGER
AND BIGGER ISSUE IN EVERY STATE.
AND I THINK THAT THAT IS
SOMETHING
THAT
THAT IS DIFFICULT TO GET TO
BUT IT'S SOMETHING I THINK THAT
WE
SHOULD CONTINUE
TO WORK TOWARD.
MS HUMBLE THE SAME QUESTION.
WHAT WOULD YOU WHAT WOULD BE
YOUR
RECOMMENDATION TO THAT COMMITTEE
FOR
CHANGES.
WELL SIMPLIFICATION ALWAYS
HELPS.
AND THE OTHER I DO AGREE
WITH SECRETARY DENNEY.
DO YOU HAVE A FOLLOW UP BETSY.
YES SO WHEN YOU SAY
SIMPLIFICATION
WHAT WOULD YOU. WHAT DO YOU
THINK
NEEDS TO
BE SIMPLIFIED ABOUT OUR CURRENT
SYSTEM FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE
REPORTING
AND LOBBYIST REGISTRATION.
WELL RIGHT NOW IT'S ONLINE
AND I HAVE FOUND SOME DIFFICULTY
IN
THAT IN MAKING CHANGES
WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY HANDSOM
WITH THEM.
SO THAT COULD BE IMPROVED
BUT I SEE OTHER AREAS TOO.
I AGREE THAT THE DARK MONEY
NEEDS TO
BE OUT OF IT.
BUT I ALSO FEEL THAT.
WE NEED MORE EDUCATION AS TO HOW
TO
USE
IT. AND I THINK THAT'S ALSO
WHAT DOESN'T HELP
WITH THE CLARIFICATION OF IT.
MS HUMBLE I'M CURIOUS ASIDE
FROM VOTER REGISTRATION
HOW SPECIFICALLY WOULD YOUR
TIME AS SECRETARY OF STATE BE
DIFFERENT
THAN SECRETARY DENNEY'S
SPECIFICALLY.
COULD YOU REPEAT THAT.
I GUESS I'M NOT CLEAR ON WHAT
YOU'RE
ASKING
OTHER THAN YOUR VOTER
REGISTRATION
PROPOSALS.
HOW WOULD YOUR TIME AS
SECRETARY OF STATE BE DIFFERENT
THAN
SECRETARY DENNEY.
WELL OTHER THAN THE VOTING
REGISTRATION
THAT I THINK IS SIGNIFICANT.
THERE ARE OTHER SERVICE
AREAS.
AND WITH WORKING
WITH PROCESS IMPROVEMENT HOW CAN
WE
IMPROVE
THEM MAKE
IT EASIER.
I'VE HAD SOMEONE SAY THAT WHEN
THEY
WENT
TO CLASSES ONE PERSON TOLD
THEM ONE THING BUT WHEN THEY
CALL
THEY GET DIFFERENT
ANSWERS. HOW COULD WE IMPROVE
THAT
SO THAT WE WOULD WORK ON THAT.
I'VE BEEN AN EDUCATOR FOR YEARS.
I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO
TO.
EDUCATE.
PEOPLE SO
THAT THEY COULD PULL UP.
AN ONLINE VIDEO.
THEY COULD DO.
I GUESS I'M NOT VERY CLEAR ON
THAT.
AND THAT'S FINE BECAUSE WE ARE
OUT
OF TIME.
ANYWAY IT IS TIME FOR CLOSING
REMARKS
AND YOU ARE UP FIRST MS HUMBLE.
OK.
THANK YOU.
GET A LITTLE ANXIOUS THERE FOR A
MINUTE.
YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE MODERATOR
THE PANEL.
OUR TIMEKEEPER THE STAFF HERE
AT IDAHO PUBLIC TELEVISION.
THE AUDIENCE AT HOME
AND OF COURSE MY OPPONENT.
THANK YOU TONIGHT FOR MAKING THE
DEBATE HAPPEN.
TONIGHT. SECRETARY DENNEY
AND I DISAGREE ABOUT MANY THINGS
BUT THE CHOICE IS CLEAR.
ON ONE HAND YOU HAVE SECRETARY
DENNEY.
AND HE HAS BROUGHT PARTISANSHIP
TO
THE
SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE BY
FINING DEMOCRATS.
AND WAIVING FINES FOR
REPUBLICANS,
THE BEHAVIOR IS WHY THE
LEGISLATORS
DRAFTING NEW LAWS TO STOP HIM
FROM
DISCRIMINATING
AGAINST ONE POLITICAL PARTY.
HE COMPROMISED OUR SECURITY BY
RELEASING
OUR PRIVATE DATA TO CROSS-CHECK
AND OUT OF STATE ORGANIZATION.
AND HE DID NOT KEEP OUR
INFORMATION
SAFE.
AND HE DID IT FOR YEARS IN A
ROW.
HE HAS PLACED
AND THEN BEEN FORCED TO REMOVE
PARTISAN
BILLBOARDS.
IN SHORT HE'S A CAREER
POLITICIAN
WHO CAN'T SEEM TO KEEP HIMSELF
FROM
BRINGING PARTISANSHIP
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S
OFFICE.
BUT I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO VOTE
FOR
ME BECAUSE
SECRETARY DENNEY HAS DONE A BAD
JOB.
I'M ASKING YOU TO VOTE FOR ME
BECAUSE
I HAVE A BOLD VISION OF
DEMOCRACY
IN IDAHO.
IN THAT VISION.
WE ARE AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERED
TO
VOTE
AS SOON AS WE TURN 18.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE IN
PERSON
OR BY MAIL
WITH EASE AND CONFIDENCE YOUR
DATA WILL BE FIERCELY PROTECTED
AND YOUR VOTER PARTICIPATION
WILL
BE AT AN ALL TIME HIGH.
THAT VISION IS WHY I'M RUNNING
AND THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING YOU TO
VOTE FOR ME.
JILL HUMBLE NOVEMBER 6TH.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT THANKS SO MUCH
SECRETARY
DENNEY,
YOUR CLOSING REMARKS PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR THIS
FOR THIS FORUM.
AND THANK YOU ESPECIALLY TO THE
VIEWERS
TONIGHT FOR WATCHING.
I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE DONE A
GOOD
JOB
AS YOUR SECRETARY OF STATE
OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS I'VE
MODERNIZED
THE OFFICE AND I BROUGHT IT INTO
THE
21ST
CENTURY.
BUT THE JOB IS NOT FINISHED YET.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT I HAVE BEEN
OVERLY PARTISAN.
I AM PARTISAN
BUT THOSE PARTISAN ISSUES I HAVE
TURNED
OVER TO MY CHIEF DEPUTY
AND THEY HAVE HAD THEY HAVE BEEN
DEALT WITH EVEN HANDEDLY.
I BELIEVE.
WE WILL CONTINUE OVER
THE NEXT FOUR YEARS TO CONTINUE
TO IMPROVE CLARIFY
AND SIMPLIFY OUR SUNSHINE LAWS.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE
SECURITY
BOTH CYBER SECURITY
AND PHYSICAL SECURITY
IN BOTH OUR ELECTION
AND THE BUSINESS SIDE OF OUR
OFFICE.
WE WILL
OR WE INTEND TO DEVELOP
AND IMPLEMENT A RANDOM POST
ELECTION AUDIT.
THAT IS ONE OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS
OF A OF A GROUP THAT THAT
MADE THE RECOMMENDATION TO
CONGRESS.
I THINK THAT IS A GOOD IDEA
BECAUSE
IT GIVES THE VOTERS MORE
CONFIDENCE
IN OUR ELECTORAL SYSTEM.
WE AND WE ALSO HOPE TO
WITH WORK
WITH ALL THE APPROPRIATE
AGENCIES AS
WELL AS THE SMALL BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
CENTER TO DEVELOP A BUSINESS
ONESTOP WHERE A NEW BUSINESS CAN
GO ONLINE
AND FIND IT
AND FILL OUT ALL THE FORMS THAT
THEY NEED TO START THEIR
BUSINESS
IN IDAHO.
AGAIN THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS LAWRENCE DENNEY.
I ASKED FOR YOUR VOTE.
ALL RIGHT THANK YOU SO MUCH TO
THE
CANDIDATES
AND TO OUR REPORTER PANEL
AND TO YOU FOR WATCHING.
ONCE AGAIN YOU CAN SEE OUR FULL
DEBATE SCHEDULE
ON OUR WEBSITE IDAHO PTV DOT
O-R-G SLASH ELECTION SLASH
20-18 ONCE AGAIN.
THANKS FOR WATCHING. GOOD NIGHT
AND WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE POLLS.
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