Gov. Brad Little of Idaho said that when he returns from his trip to the Mexican border, he will rescind executive orders issued by Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin that exempt K-12 schools, universities, and anyone with a conscientious objection from mandated vaccination and testing.
Little said on Tuesday evening that he would be “rescinding and reversing any actions taken by the Lt. Governor” when he returned to Idaho on Wednesday and that he had “not authorized the Lt. Governor to act on [his] behalf.” McGeachin, who is acting governor in Little’s absence, announced Tuesday that she had issued an executive order “fixing” Little’s executive order on “vaccine passports.”
McGeachin also tried to deploy the Idaho National Guard to the Mexican border but was informed by the Idaho National Guard’s commanding general that she did not have the power to activate the troops for that purpose.
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I will be rescinding and reversing any actions taken by the Lt. Governor when I return. pic.twitter.com/iBuQqX1R5i
— Brad Little (@GovernorLittle) October 5, 2021
Little was on a visit to the southern border to converse with other Republican governors about the immigration issue when McGeachin issued the executive orders. In the absence of Little, McGeachin is the acting governor of Idaho until his return.
The two have clashed in the past, with McGeachin banning mask mandates while Little was out of the state in May. Little overturned the ban immediately upon returning to the state, calling the backdoor executive order an “irresponsible, self-serving political stunt.”
Today, as Acting Governor, I fixed Gov. Little’s Executive Order on “vaccine passports” to make sure that K-12 schools and universities cannot require vaccinations OR require mandatory testing. I will continue to fight for your individual Liberty! #idpol pic.twitter.com/Jz87jfZaWc
— Janice McGeachin (@JaniceMcGeachin) October 5, 2021
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Though both are Republicans, in Idaho, the governor and lieutenant governor do not run on the same ticket. McGeachin is running against Little for governor in 2022.
