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H0613......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
DEMOCRACY FUND - Adds to existing law to create the Democracy Fund in the
state treasury; to provide purposes of the fund; to provide of which moneys
the fund consists; to provide for expenditure of moneys; and to provide for
the return of interest to the fund.
02/11 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/12 Rpt prt - to St Aff
02/19 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/20 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/25 3rd rdg - PASSED - 56-3-11
AYES -- Aikele, Barraclough, Bedke, Bell, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz,
Bruneel, Campbell, Clark, Collins, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellis,
Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(20), Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Harwood,
Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Kellogg(Duncan), Kendell, Kunz, Lake,
Langford, Loertscher, Mader, Martinez, Meyer, Mortensen, Pearce,
Pischner, Pomeroy, Raybould, Ridinger, Roberts, Robison, Sali,
Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith(33), Smith(23), Smylie, Stone,
Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Young
NAYS -- Barrett, McKague, Wood
Absent and excused -- Bieter, Bradford, Callister, Field(13), Gagner,
Higgins, Jones, Montgomery, Moyle, Stevenson, Mr. Speaker
Floor Sponsor - Ellsworth
Title apvd - to Senate
02/26 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/04 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/05 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/12 3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Bunderson,
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure,
Geddes, Goedde, Hawkins, Hill, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia,
Little, Lodge, Marley, Noh, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder,
Sims, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Darrington
Title apvd - to House
03/12 To enrol
03/13 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
Pres signed
03/14 To Governor
03/22 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 237
Effective: 03/22/02
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 613
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO ELECTIONS; AMENDING CHAPTER 9, TITLE 67, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDI-
3 TION OF A NEW SECTION 67-916, IDAHO CODE, TO CREATE THE DEMOCRACY FUND IN
4 THE STATE TREASURY, TO PROVIDE PURPOSES OF THE FUND, TO PROVIDE OF WHAT
5 MONEYS THE FUND CONSISTS, TO PROVIDE FOR EXPENDITURE OF MONEYS AND TO PRO-
6 VIDE FOR RETURN OF INTEREST TO THE FUND; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 SECTION 1. That Chapter 9, Title 67, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
9 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
10 ignated as Section 67-916, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
11 67-916. DEMOCRACY FUND. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury
12 in the office of the secretary of state the "Democracy Fund." The purpose of
13 the democracy fund is to provide funding for improving the election systems
14 for the benefit of Idaho's voters including, but not limited to:
15 (a) Establishing and maintaining accurate lists of eligible voters;
16 (b) Encouraging eligible voters to vote;
17 (c) Improving verification and identification of voters at the polling
18 place;
19 (d) Improving equipment and methods for casting and counting votes;
20 (e) Recruiting and training election officials and poll workers;
21 (f) Improving the quantity and quality of available polling places;
22 (g) Educating voters about their rights and responsibilities;
23 (h) Assuring access for voters with physical disabilities;
24 (i) Carrying out other activities to improve the administration of elec-
25 tions in the state.
26 (2) The democracy fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated by the
27 legislature, federal moneys that may be available for the purpose of improving
28 Idaho's election system and funds from any other source.
29 (3) Moneys in the democracy fund may be expended pursuant to appropria-
30 tion and all interest earned on the investment of idle moneys in the fund by
31 the state treasurer shall be returned to the fund.
32 SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
33 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
34 passage and approval.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 11791C1
The purpose of this legislation is to establish a Democracy
Fund in the office of the Secretary of State for the purpose of
improving Idaho’s election systems. The Democracy Fund is set up
primarily to receive federal moneys that may become available in
the near future. Current federal legislation will provide funding
to the states for the purposes listed in the bill.
The fiscal impact to the general fund of the State of Idaho is not
certain at this time depending on whether 100% funding is available
at the federal level.
CONTACT
Name: Ben Ysursa
Agency: Secretary of State
Phone: 334-2852
Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Impact H 613