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TexasTowelie

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Sat Sep 12, 2020, 05:13 AM Sep 2020

What if all your polling places are destroyed? New Idaho law says, 'Too bad'

One of the more disturbing stories to come out of this year’s still-developing wildfire season was the near-total destruction of the small farming town of Malden in eastern Washington state on Monday.

Almost every structure in Malden, population 200, was destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire as high winds created what officials described as a firestorm, according to NPR.

The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office reported that 80% of the town’s structures were destroyed. Malden, just 25 miles from the Idaho state line, lost its fire station, post office, City Hall, library and most of its homes, the sheriff said.

When I saw that story, I thought about a new election law that the Idaho Legislature passed in last month’s special session.

Read more: https://www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/from-the-opinion-editor/article245581855.html

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What if all your polling places are destroyed? New Idaho law says, 'Too bad' (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2020 OP
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