Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the conditions under which a voter may cast an absentee ballot and how a voter may receive an absentee ballot application.

This legislation sets specific requirements for the use of absentee ballots. With the increased use of absentee ballots as high as 49% in the 2024 election, it is important that we specify the reason and purpose for the use of absentee ballots. The original intent of the absentee was to provide access to voters who were physically unable to vote for reasons beyond their control: physical infirmity, illness, work restrictions, and the like. The ballot was never intended as a convenience, as it has most recently become. Broadening the use of absentee ballots also opens Idaho up to potential voter fraud, as the Commission on Federal Election Reform declared "absentee ballots remain the largest source of potential voter fraud." This legislation addresses those issues by eliminating no-excuse absentee ballots, while preserving the rights of those unable to vote in person because of reasons beyond their control.