Idaho Bills

Amends existing law to provide that all ballots shall be sealed and stored until after the recount period has passed.

This legislation clarifies that all ballots shall remain sealed and secure once they have been counted on Election Day until the recount period has passed or a recount has been completed.

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding political party affiliation of a voter for a presidential primary election.

Amends and adds to existing law to provide for an emergency situation absentee ballot.

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding recall petitions and special recall elections.

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding uncontested city elections.

Currently cities are the only local taxing authority that hold an election if all seats are uncontested. This legislation eliminates the requirement to hold an election if only one person files a declaration of candidacy or if there is only a write-in declaration for each office in a city election.

Amends existing law to revise provisions for write-in candidates.

This legislation changes the deadline for anyone filing as a write-in candidate in the primary, special, and general elections. The current deadline for all partisan offices is 28 days prior to the election and the deadline for nonpartisan offices is the seventh Friday prior to the election. This legislation changes both deadlines to the eighth Friday prior to the election. This legislation also requires filing fees for all individuals that filing with the Secretary of State's office to pay the corresponding filing fee. Lastly, this legislation allows the Secretary of State's office to design ballots without a write-in line if there has been no declaration.