Title 34 — ELECTIONS

34-406. Appointment of registrars. (1) The county clerk shall provide for voter registration in the clerk’s office and may appoint registrars to assist in voter registration throughout the county. (2) The county clerk shall provide all political parties within the county with a s…

34-407. Procedure for registration. (1) Any county clerk or official registrar shall register without charge any elector who personally appears in the office of the county clerk or before the official registrar, as the case may be, and requests to be registered. (2) Upon receipt …

34-408. Closing of register — Time limit. (1) No elector may register in the office of the county clerk after 5:00 p.m. on the eleventh day before any election held throughout the county in which he resides for the purpose of voting at such election; provided however, a legible, …

34-408A. Election day registration. (1) An individual who is eligible to vote may register on election day by appearing in person at the polling place for the precinct in which the individual maintains residence, completing a registration application, showing proof of identity an…

34-409. electronic registration. (1) The office of the secretary of state may create and maintain an electronic system for voter registration that is publicly available on its official website. Any qualified elector who has a current valid driver’s license or identification card …

34-410. Mail registration. (1) Any elector may register by mail for any election. Any mail registration application must be received by the county clerk prior to the close of registration as provided in section 34-408, Idaho Code. (2) The secretary of state shall prescribe the fo…

34-410A. Absentee registration for uniformed and overseas citizens. Whenever provision is made for absentee voting by a statute of the United States, including the "Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act" (42 U.S.C. 1973ff.), an application for an absentee ballot mad…

34-411. APPLICATION for registration — Contents — proof of identity and residence. (1) The secretary of state shall prescribe the form for the registration application consistent with the provisions of this section. Each elector who requests registration shall show proof of ident…

34-411A. Primary elections — CHANGING PARTY AFFILIATION — unaffiliated electors. (1) For a primary election an elector may change such elector’s political party affiliation or become unaffiliated by filing a signed form with the county clerk no later than the last day a candidate…

34-412. Qualifications for registration. (1) The qualifications of any person who requests to be registered shall be determined in the first instance by the registering official from the evidence before him. If the registering official determines that such person is not qualified…

34-413. Reregistration of elector who changes residence. An elector who moves to another county within the state or to another state within thirty (30) days prior to any election shall be permitted to vote in the ensuing election by absentee ballot or at the polling place assigne…

34-418. Weekly review of new voter registrations — Report to interested officials. (1) Each week the county clerk shall review the registration cards of all newly registered electors for the past weekly period to determine whether they have been previously registered to vote in a…

34-419. Suspension of registration of electors who appear not to be citizens of the United States. The county clerk shall remove from the register of electors the official registration application of any elector who appears by the registration records in the office of the county …

34-420. No elector’s registration shall be canceled while serving in the armed forces — Exception. Except as provided in section 34-435, Idaho Code, or for registering to vote in another jurisdiction, no elector’s registration shall be canceled, nor shall he be deprived of his ri…

34-431. Challenges of entries in election register. At the time of any election, any registered elector may challenge the entry of an elector’s name as it appears in the election register. Such a challenge will be noted in the remarks column following the elector’s name stating t…

34-432. Correction of election register from challenges at election. (1) No later than the ninth Friday after each election, the county clerk shall examine the election register and note the challenges as described in section 34-431, Idaho Code. The county clerk shall mail a writ…

34-433. Accuracy of Voter Registration Information. (1) In order to maintain the accuracy of voter registration records in Idaho: (a) The following state entities shall furnish to the secretary of state on or about the twenty-fifth day of each month all data relevant to determini…

34-434. Retention of notices and correspondence relating to correction of election registers. Copies of all notices and other correspondence issued pursuant to the directives contained in sections 67 and 68 of this act [34-432, 34-433, Idaho Code,] shall be retained by the county…

34-435. Cancellation of registrations following any general election of those not voting for four years. Within one hundred twenty (120) days following the date of the general election, the county clerk shall examine the election register and the signed statements of challenge ma…

34-436. Retention of correspondence relating to cancellation of voter’s registration. All correspondence relating to the cancellation of an elector’s registration shall be preserved by the county clerk for a period of two (2) years following the time of any general election.

34-437. Furnishing lists of registered electors — Restrictions. (1) Each of the county clerks, upon receiving a request shall supply to any individual, a current list of the registered electors of the county and their addresses, arranged in groups according to election precincts.…

34-437A. Statewide list of registered electors. (1) The secretary of state, in conjunction with county clerks, shall develop and implement a single, uniform official, centralized, interactive, computerized statewide voter registration system as required by the help America vote a…

34-437B. Furnishing lists of registered electors to school districts. Each of the county clerks, upon receiving a request therefor, not later than the thirtieth day prior to a school election, shall, not later than the seventh day prior to the election, supply to a requesting sch…

34-501. "Political party" defined — Procedures for creation of a political party. (1) A "political party" within the meaning of this act, is an organization of electors under a given name. A political party shall be deemed created and qualified to participate in elections in any …

34-502. County central committee — Members — Officers — Duties of chairman — Notice to chairman. The county central committee of each political party in each county shall consist of the precinct committeemen representing the precincts within the county and the county chairman ele…

34-503. Legislative district central committee — Membership — Officers. The legislative district central committee of each political party in each legislative district shall consist of the precinct committeemen representing the precincts within the legislative district, and the l…

34-504. State central committee — Membership. The state central committee of each political party shall consist of all legislative district chairmen, all county central committee chairmen, all state committeemen, and state committeewomen selected by the county central committees.…

34-505. Powers and duties of county central committee. The county central committee shall have all the powers and duties prescribed by state law and rules and regulations promulgated and adopted by the state conventions or the state central committee.

34-506. Powers and duties of legislative district central committee. The legislative district central committee shall have all the powers and duties prescribed by state law and rules and regulations promulgated and adopted by the state conventions or the state central committee.

34-507. Selection of delegates to the state convention. The delegates to the state convention of each political party shall be selected in the manner prescribed by rules and regulations promulgated and adopted by the state central committee.

34-601. Dates on which elections shall be held. Elections shall be held in this state on the following dates or times: (1) A primary election shall be held on the third Tuesday in May, 2012, and every two (2) years thereafter on the above-mentioned Tuesday. (2) A general election…

34-602. Publication of notices for primary, general or special elections — Contents. The several county clerks shall publish at least two (2) times, the notices for any primary, general or special election. The notice shall state the date of the election, the polling place in eac…

34-603. Certification of a proposed constitution, constitutional amendment or other question to be submitted to the people for vote. Whenever a proposed constitution, constitutional amendment or other question is to be submitted to the people of the state for popular vote, it sha…

34-604. Election of United States senator — Qualifications. (1) At the general election, 1972, and every six (6) years thereafter, there shall be elected one (1) United States senator. At the general election, 1974, and every six (6) years thereafter, there shall be elected one (…

34-605. Election of United States congressional representatives — Qualifications. (1) At the general election, 1972, and every alternate year thereafter, there shall be elected in each United States congressional district a member of the United States house of representatives and…

34-606. Election of presidential electors. (1) At the general election, 1972, and every four (4) years thereafter, there shall be elected such a number of electors of president and vice president of the United States as the state may be entitled to in the electoral college. (2) N…

34-607. Election of governor — Qualifications. (1) At the general election, 1974, and every four (4) years thereafter, a governor shall be elected. (2) No person shall be elected to the office of governor unless he shall have attained the age of thirty (30) years at the time of h…

34-608. Election of lieutenant governor — Qualifications. (1) At the general election, 1974, and every four (4) years thereafter, there shall be elected a lieutenant governor. (2) No person shall be elected to the office of lieutenant governor unless he shall have attained the ag…

34-609. Election of secretary of state — Qualifications. (1) At the general election, 1974, and every four (4) years thereafter, a secretary of state shall be elected. (2) No person shall be elected to the office of secretary of state unless he shall have attained the age of twen…

34-610. Election of state controller — Qualifications. (1) At the general election, 1974, and every four (4) years thereafter, a state controller shall be elected. (2) No person shall be elected to the office of state controller unless he shall have attained the age of twenty-fiv…

34-611. Election of state treasurer — Qualifications. (1) At the general election, 1974, and every four (4) years thereafter, a state treasurer shall be elected. (2) No person shall be elected to the office of state treasurer unless he shall have attained the age of twenty-five (…

34-612. Election of attorney general — Qualifications. (1) At the general election, 1974, and every four (4) years thereafter, an attorney general shall be elected. (2) No person shall be elected to the office of attorney general unless he shall have attained the age of thirty (3…

34-613. Election of superintendent of public instruction — Qualifications. (1) At the general election, 1974, and every four (4) years thereafter, a superintendent of public instruction shall be elected. (2) No person shall be elected to the office of superintendent of public ins…

34-614. Election of state representatives and senators — Qualifications. (1) At the general election, 1972, and every alternate year thereafter, there shall be elected in each legislative district such representatives and senators as they may be severally entitled. (2) No person …

34-614A. Candidates for state legislature. (1) A candidate for the office of state senator in a multi-member legislative district, and all candidates for the office of representative shall declare, in their declarations of candidacy, the specific seat or position that they seek. …

34-615. Election — selection — of justices of the supreme court — Qualifications. (1) At the primary election, 1972, and every alternate year thereafter, subject to the provisions of section 34-1217, Idaho Code, there shall be elected justices of the supreme court to fill any vac…

34-616. Election — selection — of district judges — Qualifications. (1) At the primary election, 1974, and every four (4) years thereafter, subject to the provisions of section 34-1217, Idaho Code, there shall be elected in each judicial district a sufficient number of district j…

34-617. Election of county commissioners — Qualifications. (1) A board of county commissioners shall be elected in each county at the general elections as provided by section 31-703, Idaho Code. (2) No person shall be elected to the board of county commissioners unless he has att…

34-618. Election of county sheriffs — Qualifications. (1) At the general election, 1972, and every four (4) years thereafter, a sheriff shall be elected in every county. (2) No person shall be elected to the office of sheriff unless he has attained the age of twenty-one (21) year…

34-619. Election of clerks of district courts — Qualifications. (1) At the general election, 1974, and every four (4) years thereafter, a clerk of the district court shall be elected in every county. The clerk of the district court shall be the ex officio auditor and recorder. (2…