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Elections 101: What’s on the ballot Tuesday

Voters will settle a host of high-profile legislative primaries, decide on two dozen school bond issues and levies — and weigh in on the West Ada recalls.

District 25 House Seat A, Bell vs. Sternes

A longtime military veteran is challenging one of the Legislature’s main budget writers for a House seat in the Magic Valley.

District 1 Senate, Keough vs. Rohrer

A political newcomer is taking on the most senior member of the Idaho Senate in a tough North Idaho Republican primary race.

Idaho Falls plans for major structural upgrades

Two high schools and three elementary schools need facilities changes. Patrons would have to approve a bond, likely to go before voters in November.

District 22 Senate, Den Hartog vs. Porter

This Ada County Senate race is a rematch of 2014’s Republican primary, which Den Hartog won 53.5 percent to 46.5 percent.

Broadband snafu could cost districts nearly $2 million

Fifty-seven districts and charters could be on the hook, stemming back to purchases from 2013 and 2014. In the Pocatello School District, for example, nearly $350,000 in payments are in limbo.

District 15 House Seat B, Beck vs. McDonald

A former state senator is challenging House Education Committee member Rep. Patrick McDonald in this Boise legislative race.

Kids can do anything, or nothing at a school with few rules

Self-motivation is the natural result for students attending a school that requires them to fill there own day with their own chosen activities.

West Ada, Clark reach $160,000 settlement

The settlement resolves all legal claims stemming from Linda Clark’s abrupt Oct. 23 resignation. The $160,000 will not come from the district’s insurance carrier.