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HOUSE BILL NO. 415

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H0415........................................................by MR. SPEAKER
                Requested by: Idaho Association of Counties
ABSENTEE VOTERS - POLLING PLACES - Amends existing law to enable county
clerks to establish more than one absentee polling place in the county.

01/12    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/12    Rpt prt - to St Aff
02/05    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/06    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/09    3rd rdg - PASSED - 69-0-1
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bieter, Bivens, Black(15),
      Black(23), Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crane,
      Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner,
      Geddes, Gould, Hadley, Hansen, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones(9),
      Jones(22), Jones(20), Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kjellander,
      Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer,
      Miller, Mortensen, Newcomb, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman,
      Ridinger, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone,
      Stubbs, Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Wood,
      Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Bell
    Floor Sponsor - Alltus
    Title apvd - to Senate
02/10    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/09    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/10    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/17    3rd rdg - PASSED - 33-0-2
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
      Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
      Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry,
      Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stennett, Sweeney,
      Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler, Whitworth
      NAYS--None
      Absent and excused--Hansen, Riggs
    Floor Sponsor - Sandy
    Title apvd - to House
03/18    To enrol
03/18    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/19    Pres signed - to Governor
03/20    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 163
         Effective: 07/01/98

Bill Text

H0415

                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fourth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 1998
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 415

                                      BY MR. SPEAKER
                       Requested by: Idaho Association of Counties

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO ABSENTEE VOTING; AMENDING SECTION 34-1006, IDAHO CODE,  TO  ENABLE
 3        COUNTY  CLERKS  TO  ESTABLISH  MORE THAN ONE ABSENTEE POLLING PLACE IN THE
 4        COUNTY.

 5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 6        SECTION 1.  That Section 34-1006, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
 7    amended to read as follows:

 8        34-1006.  COUNTY  CLERKS  SHALL  PROVIDE  AN   ONE OR MORE
 9     "ABSENT ELECTORS' VOTING PLACE." Each county clerk shall provide  
10    an      one (1) or more  "absent electors' polling place
11    (s)  . "  It    as  determined  necessary  by
12    each  county.  Each  polling place  shall be provided with voting booths
13    and other necessary supplies as provided by law. Electioneering is  prohibited
14    at  an  "absent electors' polling place" as provided in section 18-2318, Idaho
15    Code.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

    





                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                             RS 07325
                                 
    
    The purpose of this legislation is establish more than one absentee polling site at each 
    county's discretion. Currently, the Code says that each county shall provide "an absent 
    electors' voting place."
    
                           FISCAL IMPACT
    There is no measurable fiscal impact to the state or its political subdivisions.
                                 
    
    CONTACT: Idaho Association of Counties 345-9126
             Dan Chadwick, Tony Poinelli, Lorna Jorgensen
    
    STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL IMPACT
    
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