Amends existing law to remove a provision regarding the preparation of ballots for general elections.

LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Sixty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2026 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 872 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AN ACT1 RELATING TO ELECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 34-906, IDAHO CODE, TO REMOVE A PRO-2 VISION REGARDING CERTAIN BALLOTS FOR GENERAL ELECTIONS; AND DECLARING3 AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.4

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:5

SECTION 1. That Section 34-906, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby6 amended to read as follows:7 34-906. BALLOTS FOR GENERAL ELECTIONS. (1) There shall be a single8 general election ballot on which the complete ticket of each political party9 shall be printed. Each political party ticket shall include that party's10 nominee for each particular office. The secretary of state shall design the11 general election ballot to allow for write-in candidates when needed.12 (2) The office titles shall be listed in order beginning with the high-13 est federal office. The secretary of state has the discretion and authority14 to arrange the above classifications of offices as provided by law.15 (3) At any general election at which the electors are to vote upon con-16 stitutional amendments or other issues, the secretary of state shall provide17 separate general election ballot forms on which such amendments and issues18 shall be printed.19

SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby20 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after21 July 1, 2026.22