All Roll Calls
Yes: 35 • No: 0
IdahoS 13762026 regular legislative sessionSenate
ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the filing of declarations of candidacy.
Sponsored By: STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Signed by Governor
ELECTIONS
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Bill Overview
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2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Faster ballot certification and district maps
Beginning July 1, 2026, county clerks must notify local clerks within 24 hours when a filing arrives and certify nominees no more than five days after filing closes. Local subdivision clerks must review and certify within 48 hours after they are notified. In any year with an election, local clerks must send accurate subdistrict maps to the county clerk by January 1. These deadlines help produce timely and accurate ballots.
Standard rules for local candidate filings
Beginning July 1, 2026, candidates for local offices must use one county-issued petition form. Petitions must show the candidate’s name, the office, and the term. They must include at least five signatures from electors in the candidate’s zone or district and be filed with the county clerk. Filing opens at 8:00 a.m. on the twelfth Monday before the election and closes at 5:00 p.m. on the tenth Friday before the election. Petitions must list a campaign phone number and email, and all petition information is public on request.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
Treg A. Bernt
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/19/2026
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 35 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor on 03/31/26 Session Law Chapter 235 Effective: 07/01/2026
4/1/2026Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
3/30/2026SenateReturned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
3/27/2026SenateRead second time; Filed for Third Reading
3/26/2026SenateReported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
3/25/2026SenateRead third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0
3/19/2026SenateRead second time; filed for Third Reading
3/17/2026SenateReported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
3/16/2026SenateReported Printed; referred to State Affairs
3/10/2026SenateIntroduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
3/9/2026Senate
Bill Text
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