Title 67 — STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS

67-6601. Purpose of chapter. The purpose of this chapter is: (1) To promote public confidence in government; and (2) To promote openness in government and to promote transparency by those giving financial support to election campaigns and those promoting or opposing legislation o…

67-6602. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) "Candidate" means an individual who seeks nomination, election, or reelection to public office and who has taken any of the following actions: (a) Announced the individual’s candid…

67-6603. Appointment of political treasurer. (a) Each candidate and political committee shall appoint a political treasurer and certify the full name and complete address of the political treasurer to the secretary of state. A political treasurer so appointed shall be a registere…

67-6604. Accounts of political treasurer. (1) The political treasurer for each candidate or political committee shall keep detailed accounts, current within not more than seven (7) days after the date of receiving the contribution or making an expenditure, of all contributions re…

67-6605. Contributions obtained by a political committee. Contributions shall not be obtained for a political committee by use of coercion or physical force, by making a contribution a condition of employment or membership, or by using or threatening to use job discrimination or …

67-6606. Expenditures by nonbusiness entity. (1) Any nonbusiness entity that is not a political committee as defined in section 67-6602, Idaho Code, making expenditures in or directed to voters in the state of Idaho in an amount exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) in any cale…

67-6607. REPORTS OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES BY CANDIDATES AND POLITICAL COMMITTEES. (1) Each candidate or the political treasurer for each candidate, and each political committee or the political treasurer of each political committee, shall file with the secretary of state…

67-6608. SPECIAL PROVISION FOR certain ELECTIONS AND MEASURES. (1) The political treasurer for a candidate for a judicial office or a local government office, or for a political committee that is specifically designated to support or oppose a candidate or local ballot measure, is…

67-6609. STATEMENT AS TO NO CONTRIBUTION OR EXPENDITURE. If no contribution is received or expenditure made by or on behalf of a candidate or political committee during a period described in section 67-6607, Idaho Code, the political treasurer for the candidate or political commi…

67-6610. Contribution in excess of fifty dollars. (a) Any person who contributes more than fifty dollars ($50.00) (including one or more smaller contributions which aggregate more than fifty dollars ($50.00) in any one calendar year) to a candidate or political committee shall ac…

67-6610A. Limitations on contributions. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, aggregate contributions for a primary election or a general election made by a corporation, political committee, other recognized legal entity or an individual shall be subject to th…

67-6610B. Retiring debt. (1) If a political committee organized on behalf of a candidate has unpaid debt at the end of the reporting periods specified in section 67-6607, Idaho Code, then the committee may accept additional contributions to retire such unpaid debt, provided the c…

67-6610C. Use of contributed amounts for certain purposes. (1) Permitted uses. A contribution accepted by a candidate may be used by the candidate: (a) For expenditures in connection with the campaign for public office of the candidate; (b) For ordinary and necessary expenses inc…

67-6610D. foreign contributions, foreign independent expenditures, and foreign electioneering communications prohibited. (1) A foreign national shall not make a contribution, directly or indirectly, to any candidate, political committee, or measure or make electioneering communic…

67-6611. Independent expenditures. (1) Each person who makes independent expenditures in an aggregate amount exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) in support of or in opposition to any one (1) candidate, political committee, or measure shall file a statement of the expenditure wit…

67-6612. disclosure of payments made to signature gatherers. (1) Any person who pays or provides other valuable consideration in an aggregate amount of one hundred dollars ($100) or more to another person or persons, in exchange for their actions or intended actions of gathering …

67-6613. Commercial reporting. Each newspaper, periodical, broadcasting station, direct mailing company, printer and advertising agency which accepts expenditures from a political treasurer shall keep a current record (available to the public) listing the amounts paid and the obl…

67-6614. Identification of source of contributions and expenditures. No contribution shall be made and no expenditure shall be incurred, directly or indirectly, in a fictitious name, anonymously, or by one (1) person through an agent, relative or other person in such a manner as …

67-6614A. Publication or distribution of political statements. Whenever any person makes an expenditure for the purpose of financing communications expressly advocating the election, approval or defeat of a candidate, measure or person standing for election to the position of pre…

67-6615. Inspection by secretary of state and county clerks. (1) It is the intent of the legislature to consolidate filings for all offices and measures in a central online database established by the secretary of state. (2) The secretary of state shall inspect each statement fil…

67-6616. Examination of statements. Within three (3) months after the date of each election, the secretary of state shall examine such statement filed pursuant to this chapter for statewide, legislative, and judicial district offices or measures, and the county clerk shall inspec…

67-6623. Duties of secretary of state and county clerks. (1) The secretary of state and each county clerk is charged with enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. (2) In addition to duties otherwise prescribed in this section, it shall be the duty of the secretary of state:…

67-6624. Statements to be certified. All statements required to be filed with the secretary of state under this act shall be signed and certified as true and correct by the person required to file the same. Electronic signatures and certifications shall be governed by the uniform…

67-6625. Violations — Civil fine — Misdemeanor penalty — Prosecution — Limitation — Venue. (1) Any person who violates the provisions of sections 67-6603, 67-6604, 67-6606 through 67-6614A, 67-6624, 67-6627 or 67-6628, Idaho Code, shall be liable for a civil fine not to exceed tw…

67-6625A. Late filing of statement or report — Fees. (1) If any person fails to file a report or statement required under this chapter on or before a specified date, he shall be liable to the secretary of state for deposit in the general fund in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.0…

67-6626. Injunctions. The district courts of this state shall have original jurisdiction to issue injunctions to enforce the provisions of this chapter upon application by any citizen of this state, by the secretary of state or by the county clerk. The court may in its discretion…

67-6627. Persuasive poll concerning candidate must identify person or entity paying for poll. (1) If a person, candidate, political party or political committee requests or compensates a person to: (a) Conduct or cause to be conducted a persuasive poll by telephone concerning a c…

67-6628. Electioneering communications — Statements. (1) Any person who conducts or transmits any electioneering communication shall be required to file a statement on a form provided by the secretary of state. Contents of the statement shall include the amount spent on such comm…

67-6628A. electioneering communications — use of synthetic media. (1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Freedom From AI-Rigged (FAIR) Elections Act." (2) For purposes of this section: (a) "Information content provider" means any person or entity that is respons…

67-6629. Severability. If any provisions of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.

67-6630. Construction. The provisions of this act are to be liberally construed to effectuate the policies and purposes of this act. In the event of conflict between the provisions of this act and any other act, the provisions of this act shall govern.