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H0346......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS - Amends existing law to clarify that the
presidential electors shall cast their ballots for the persons who received
the highest number of votes for president and vice president of the United
States, respectively, in the most recently conducted general election in
the state of Idaho.
02/28 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/01 Rpt prt - to St Aff
03/05 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/06 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/08 3rd rdg - PASSED - 63-5-2
AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Black, Boe, Bolz,
Bradford, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Clark, Collins, Crow, Cuddy,
Deal, Denney, Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20),
Gagner, Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Harwood, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones,
Kellogg, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Langford, Loertscher, Mader, McKague,
Meyer, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner, Pomeroy, Raybould,
Ridinger, Roberts, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Shepherd, Smith, Smylie,
Stevenson, Stone, Swan(Hansen), Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Wood, Young,
Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Bieter, Chase, Henbest, Higgins, Marley
Absent and excused -- Montgomery, Sellman
Floor Sponsor -- Eskridge
Title apvd - to Senate
03/09 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 346
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS; AMENDING SECTION 34-1503, IDAHO CODE, TO
3 PROVIDE THAT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS SHALL CAST THEIR BALLOTS FOR THE PER-
4 SONS WHO RECEIVED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRES-
5 IDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, RESPECTIVELY, IN THE MOST RECENTLY CONDUCTED
6 GENERAL ELECTION IN THE STATE OF IDAHO AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION.
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 SECTION 1. That Section 34-1503, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
9 amended to read as follows:
10 34-1503. MEETING OF ELECTORS. The electors chosen to elect a president
11 and vice-president vice president of the United States shall, at twelve (12)
12 o'clock noon on the day which is or may be directed by the Congress of the
13 United States, meet at the seat of government of this state, and then and
14 there perform the duties enjoined upon them by the Constitution and laws of
15 the United States.
16 The electors shall cast their ballots for the persons who received the
17 highest number of votes for president and vice president of the United States,
18 respectively, in the most recently conducted general election in the state of
19 Idaho.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS11140
The purpose of this legislation is to mandate that the electors
chosen to elect a President and Vice-President shall cast their
ballots for the persons who received the highest number of votes
for President and Vice-President of the United States. Currently
the State of Idaho does not legally require the electors cast
their ballots based on which candidates received the highest
number of votes.
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact is expected as a result of this legislation.
Contact
Name: Rep. George Eskridge
Phone: 208/332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 346