Amends existing law to require certain anti-fraud measures to be employed to ensure election ballots are secure.
ELECTIONS -- Amends existing law to require certain anti-fraud measures to be employed to ensure election ballots are secure.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
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This legislation updates existing procedures to ensure that ballots and ballot papers are secure and cannot be tampered with. It emphasizes the importance of safeguarding the integrity of voting by making the ballots harder to counterfeit and/or duplicate. This legislation also updates Idaho Statute 34-901 by removing references to outdated and unused technology while providing guidance for the use of technology available on some current voting systems, viz., unique ballot identifiers.
FISCAL NOTE
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This legislation causes no increase or decrease in revenue, nor additional expenditure of funds at the state level. There may be some increases in expenditures if a county clerk or Board of Canvassers should choose to change to a more secure method for securing ballot authenticity.
LATEST ACTION
Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2025
- Chamber
- house
- Status date
- Feb 14, 2025
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