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H0648......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
ELECTIONS - CITY - Adds to existing law to provide for application of the
persuasive poll requirements to disclose the person or entity paying for
the poll to certain municipal elections.
02/13 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/14 Rpt prt - to St Aff
02/25 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/26 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/28 3rd rdg - PASSED - 60-4-6
AYES -- Aikele, Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black,
Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Clark,
Collins, Crow, Cuddy, Denney, Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13),
Field(20), Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Henbest, Higgins, Jaquet, Jones,
Kellogg(Duncan), Lake, Langford, Loertscher, Mader, Martinez,
McKague, Meyer, Montgomery, Moyle, Pearce, Pomeroy, Raybould,
Ridinger, Roberts, Robison, Sali, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith(33),
Smith(23), Smylie, Stevenson, Stone, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Young,
Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Harwood, Hornbeck, Kendell, Kunz
Absent and excused -- Deal, Gagner, Mortensen, Pischner, Schaefer,
Wood
Floor Sponsor - Jaquet
Title apvd - to Senate
03/01 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/07 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/08 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/14 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 - Stennett
Title apvd - to House
03/15 To enrol - rpt enrol - Sp signed
Pres signed
03/15 To Governor
03/20 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 142
Effective: 07/01/02
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 648
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS; AMENDING CHAPTER 4, TITLE 50, IDAHO CODE, BY
3 THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 50-479, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR APPLICA-
4 TION OF PERSUASIVE POLL REQUIREMENTS TO CERTAIN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 SECTION 1. That Chapter 4, Title 50, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
7 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
8 ignated as Section 50-479, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
9 50-479. APPLICATION OF PERSUASIVE POLL REQUIREMENTS. The provisions of
10 section 67-6629, Idaho Code, requiring that the identity of a person or entity
11 paying for a persuasive poll must be disclosed, are hereby made applicable to
12 all elections for mayor and councilman in cities of sixteen thousand (16,000)
13 or more population.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 11999
The purpose of this legislation is to apply the requirements in
section 67 6629 to municipal elections in cities of 16,000 people or
more. This section says that persons conducting a persuasive or
"push" poll must disclose the name and telephone number of the person
or group requesting or financing the poll.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the general fund.
Contact
Name: Rep. Wendy Jaquet
Phone: 332-1130
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 648