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- ↑ "May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho.
- ↑ November 6, 2012 General Election Results, Secretary of State of Idaho.
- ↑ George Prentice, Idaho Primary: The Far-Right Wing of the Idaho GOP Has a Rough Night, Boise Weekly (May 18, 2016).
- ↑ Betsy Z. Russell, Primary takes out three N. Idaho lawmakers, independent campaign may have backfired, Spokesman-Review (May 18, 2016).
- 1 2 "November 2, 2010 General Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho.
- ↑ "2010 Primary Results legislative". www.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
- ↑ Betsy Z. Russell, Idaho senator sends state-funded letter to new district, Spokesman-Review (May 2, 2012).
- ↑ Betsy Z. Russell, New district gets state-funded mailing, Spokesman-Review (May 3, 2012).
- ↑ Betsy Z. Russell, Idaho senator repays state for letter to GOP voters, Spokesman-Review (June 14, 2012).
- ↑ Betsy Z. Russell, Nuxoll pays Senate for mailer costs, Spokesman-Review (June 15, 2012).
- 1 2 3 Betsy Z. Russell, Eye on Boise: Lawmaker shares far-fetched idea to elect Romney, Spokesman-Review (November 25, 2012).
- ↑ No, there's no 'last chance' to elect Romney, MSNBC (November 28, 2012).
- ↑ Associated Press, Idaho pol: Health care like Holocaust (January 31, 2013).
- 1 2 Betsy Z. Russell, Idaho senator compares health exchange to Holocaust, Spokesman-Review (January 30, 2013).
- ↑ ADL Troubled by Idaho State Senator's Remarks Comparing President Obama's Health Care Plan to the Holocaust (press release), Anti-Defamation League (January 31, 2013).
- ↑ Ben Ysursa, Sheryl Nuxoll, Idaho GOP State Senator, Compares Health Care To The Holocaust, Huffington Post (January 31, 2013).
- ↑ State senator not sorry about Hinduism comments Archived 2015-03-09 at the Wayback Machine , Associated Press/KTVB (March 6, 2015).
- ↑ Jews Slam Idaho Lawmaker for Hindu 'False Faith' Claim, Jewish Telegraphic Agency (March 18, 2015).
- 1 2 Katie Zavadski, GOP to GOP: 'Sharia Law' Fearmongering Helping Deadbeat Dads, The Daily Beast (April 15, 2015).
- ↑ Child support bill killed by Idaho legislators fearful of Islamic law, Associated Press (April 10, 2015).
- 1 2 Kimberlee Kruesi, Officials react after concerns over Islamic law nix proposal, Associated Press (April 13, 2015).
- ↑ Harrison Berry & George Prentice, War of Words Ignites Among Idaho GOP In Wake of Defeat of Child Support Measure, Boise Weekly (April 12, 2015).
- ↑ Shawn Vestal, Imaginary crisis averted, Idaho's real kids suffer, Spokesman-Review (April 17, 2015).
- ↑ Daniel Walters, How a Spokane Valley pastor and a right-wing group helped land Idaho's legislature in special session, The Inlander (May 18, 2015).
- ↑ D.F. Oliveria, Nuxoll pushes school Bible bill, The Spokesman-Review (February 11, 2016).
- 1 2 3 4 'Bible Bill is constitutionally sound': Veto reactions: Sen. Nuxoll, ACLU of Idaho, Idaho County Free Press (April 12, 2016).
- ↑ Betsy Z. Russell, Senator's bill says Bible a good school reference book for ;astronomy, biology, geology,' more, Spokesman-Review (February 11, 2016).
- ↑ Governors Veto Official-Bible Bills, Lowering the Bar (April 15, 2016).
- ↑ Betsy Z. Russell, AG's opinion: Bible-in-schools bill ‘specifically prohibited’ by Idaho Constitution, Spokesman-Review (March 17, 2016).
- ↑ Betsy Z. Russell, Idaho's forced ultrasound bill may be dead, Spokesman-Review (March 22, 2012).
- ↑ Bryan Clark, Ultrasound bill awaits Otter's signature, Post Register (March 17, 2016).
- ↑ Betsy Z. Russell, Idaho free-ultrasound bill wins final approval, goes to governor, Spokesman-Review (March 17, 2016).
- ↑ Bill Dentzer, Idaho's Otter signs off on required ultrasound notification, stalking protection, Idaho Statesman (April 1, 2016).
- ↑ Dan Popkey, Go Zags! Capitol's small cadre of Gonzaga fans celebrate No. 1 ranking,Idaho Statesman (March 4, 2013).