Adds to existing law to provide that the Secretary of State shall investigate false claims against candidates.
ELECTIONS -- Adds to existing law to provide that the Secretary of State shall investigate false claims against candidates.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
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It is increasingly common to see attack ads in Idaho political campaigns with claims that are clearly false. This legislation would allow a candidate about whom false claims have been published to submit the material to the Secretary of State. If the Secretary of State finds the claims to be verifiably false, the party making the claims may respond to the Secretary of State, after which the Secretary of State is to publish his findings on his office’s website.
FISCAL NOTE
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This legislation does not increase or decrease revenues for any public fund. The activities required are expected to be largely seasonal and performed by existing employees. Therefore, there is no fiscal impact.
LATEST ACTION
Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2025
- Chamber
- house
- Status date
- Feb 21, 2025
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