TY - JOUR
T1 - State Preemption Through the Lens of Idaho Local Officials
AU - Artiles, Alexandra
AU - Witt, Stephanie L.
AU - Sayers, Lance
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2026/1/31
Y1 - 2026/1/31
N2 - In this field note, we partnered with the Association of Idaho Cities (AIC) to conduct an original survey of 119 mayors and city councilors across the State to assess their perceptions of – and experiences with – state preemption. We find that local officials across Idaho, Democrat and Republican alike, are strongly opposed to preemption and overwhelmingly believe that it negatively affects local affairs. We also find that, despite their limited autonomy, local officials express a desire to resist state preemption through various mechanisms, ranging from advocacy efforts and local ordinances to legal action and defiance. Our qualitative data corroborates our quantitative data, illustrating local officials’ negative sentiments about state preemption.
AB - In this field note, we partnered with the Association of Idaho Cities (AIC) to conduct an original survey of 119 mayors and city councilors across the State to assess their perceptions of – and experiences with – state preemption. We find that local officials across Idaho, Democrat and Republican alike, are strongly opposed to preemption and overwhelmingly believe that it negatively affects local affairs. We also find that, despite their limited autonomy, local officials express a desire to resist state preemption through various mechanisms, ranging from advocacy efforts and local ordinances to legal action and defiance. Our qualitative data corroborates our quantitative data, illustrating local officials’ negative sentiments about state preemption.
KW - intergovernmental relations
KW - preemption
KW - state and local politics
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105029269434
U2 - 10.1177/0160323X251415202
DO - 10.1177/0160323X251415202
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105029269434
SN - 0160-323X
VL - 58
SP - 309
EP - 320
JO - State and Local Government Review
JF - State and Local Government Review
IS - 3
ER -