An amended complaint was filed with the First District Court today by Plaintiff Jim Brannon in his lawsuit challenging the November 3, 2009, Coeur d’Alene city election.

The amendment filed today (included without attachments) removes Kootenai County, County Clerk Dan English, and former Kootenai County Election Administrator Deedie Beard as defendants in the case.  It also seeks an injunction preventing the City from “installing” new City Council members at its first meeting in January 2010.  This was requested because if the “new” City Council is “installed” and the election, all or part, is ultimately set aside, the newly installed status could bring into question the legality of business conducted in the interim. (more…)

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Judge Charles W. Hosack has been appointed to hear the lawsuit filed in First District Court by Coeur d’Alene city council candidate Jim Brannon.  Brannon’s lawsuit contests the outcome of the election for Coeur d’Alene City Council Seat #2, an election won by five votes by incumbent candidate Mike Kennedy.

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According to a reliable source, Judge John Mitchell has disqualified himself from the lawsuit filed by Jim Brannon to contest the city election on November 3.  Judge Mitchell cited personal associations with some of the principals in the case.  His disqualification had not been requested by Jim Brannon.  It is speculated that one of the First District Court judges from out of the area will be brought in to hear the lawsuit in Coeur d’Alene.

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In an Idaho Statesman story headlined Idaho’s top police trainer fired, no reason given, the Associated Press is reporting that Jeff Black, the Executive Director of the Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training Academy was fired on November 5.

Anybody know what happened?