Title 34 — ELECTIONS

34-1201. Canvass of votes. (1) When the polls are closed, the judges must immediately proceed to count the ballots cast at such election. The counting must be continued without adjournment until completed and the result declared. (2) If the precinct has duplicate ballot boxes, th…

34-1202. Comparison of poll lists and ballots — Void ballots. The counting must commence by comparison of the ballots and the poll lists from the commencement, and a correction of any mistake that may be found therein, until they are found to agree. The ballot box shall be opened…

34-1202A. Void ballot not counted. At any bond election conducted by the state of Idaho, its agencies, institutions, political subdivisions and municipal and quasi-municipal corporations, any ballot or part of a ballot from which it is impossible to determine the elector’s choice…

34-1203. Counting of ballots — Certificates of judges. (1) The ballots and polls lists agreeing, the election personnel shall then proceed to tally the votes cast. Under each office title, the number of votes for each candidate and such other information required by the secretary…

34-1203A. postelection audit of selected ballots. (1)(a) After the completion of all county canvasses for any primary or general election, the secretary of state shall identify and order a postelection audit of certain paper ballots cast in any election, shall immediately post to…

34-1204. Transmission of supplies to county clerk. After the counting of the votes, the judges of the election shall enclose and seal the combination election record and poll book, tally books, all ballot stubs, unused ballot books, and other supplies in a suitable container and …

34-1205. County board of canvassers — Meetings. The county board of commissioners shall be the county board of canvassers and the county clerk shall serve as its secretary for this purpose. The county board of canvassers shall meet within nine (9) days after an election for the p…

34-1206. Board’s statement of votes cast. The board shall examine and make a statement of the total number of votes cast for all candidates or special questions that shall have been voted upon at the election. The statement shall set forth the special questions and the names of t…

34-1207. Canvass Report. (1) After the canvass of the votes for each office, the board shall cause the county clerk to complete a canvass report, which shall then be signed by each member of the board. The canvass report shall be in a form and contain information as prescribed by…

34-1208. Certificates of nomination or election. Immediately after the primary election canvass the county clerk shall issue certificates of nomination to the political party candidates of each party who receive the highest number of votes for their particular county office, and …

34-1209. Certificates of election to county candidates after general election. Immediately after the general election canvass, the county clerk shall issue a certificate of election to the county candidates who received the highest number of votes for that particular office and t…

34-1210. Tie votes in county elections. In the case of a tie vote between candidates at a primary election or general election, the interested candidates shall appear before the county clerk within two (2) days after the canvass and the tie shall be determined by a toss of a coin…

34-1211. State board of canvassers — Meetings. The secretary of state, state controller and state treasurer shall constitute the state board of canvassers. The functions of the board shall be election functions, and the secretary of state shall be chairman of the board. The state…

34-1212. Examination and certification of county canvasses by state board. The board shall examine the canvass reports and make a statement of the total number of votes cast for all federal, state and district candidates or special questions that shall have been voted upon at the…

34-1213. Certification of canvass by board. After the examination of the canvass reports, the board shall make a statement of the total number of votes cast at any such election for all the candidates for federal, state or district offices, which statement shall show the names of…

34-1214. Certificates of nomination or election to federal, state, district or nonpartisan offices after primary. (1) Immediately after the primary election canvass, the secretary of state shall issue certificates of nomination to the political party candidates of each party who …

34-1215. Certificates of election to federal, state and district offices after general election. Immediately after the general election canvass, the secretary of state shall issue certificates of election to the federal, state and district candidates who received the highest numb…

34-1216. Tie votes — In state or district elections. In the case of a tie vote between the candidates at a primary or general election, the interested parties or their authorized agents shall appear before the secretary of state within two (2) days after the canvass and the tie s…

34-1217. Canvassing returns of judicial elections — Certificates of nomination or election. The board of county commissioners shall canvass the returns of the judicial nominating election at the time the returns of the primary election are canvassed, shall determine, and cause th…