The problem:

Scott Herndon is the current leader of the extremist wing of the Republican Party in District 1 (Bonner and Boundary counties). Since he has come to power, there has been chaos, conflict, deceit, and disrespect throughout District 1. Extremists have intimidated and harassed the public library staff in Bonners Ferry, the school board and teachers in Priest River, the county commissioners in both Boundary and Bonner counties, and the librarians and teachers in Clark Fork, Priest River, Bonners Ferry, and Sandpoint. These extremists have made plans to remove elected officials from their positions for a lack of sufficient kneeling to the extremist demands.

Extremist Scott Herndon ran a deceitful primary campaign in 2020, and because only certain people get to vote in a "closed primary election," he got the most votes.

The solution:

The solution to removing the extremist agenda of chaos and conflict is the Open Primary Initiative. This citizen’s initiative guarantees that every eligible voter gets to vote in every election. No more secret, closed primaries controlled by extremists.

This citizen’s initiative requires thousands of signatures from registered voters in order to be placed on the 2024 ballot. Hundreds of volunteers statewide, including myself, will be gathering signatures this fall, winter, and spring.

Please join us in making sure this open primary initiative gets on the ballot and is voted into state law, so every eligible voter gets to have their vote counted.

STEVE JOHNSON

Sagle