The Idaho Republican Party State Central Committee votes on Saturday, June 15, on a proposed rule change. The rule would require candidates in Republican primaries to get permission from party committees, in order to get on the Republican primary ballot. See this story, which focuses on the intense opposition to the idea from the Republican Governor and a large share of the state’s Republican legislators.

Even if the party passes the new rule, the state election laws would not permit the idea to be carried out. Presumably the proponents of this idea would file a lawsuit to enforce the party rule, since it seems extremely unlikely the legislature would amend the election code to give any qualified party that authority.