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H0382......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
CANDIDATES - INDEPENDENT - Amends existing law to provide that a
declaration of candidacy as an independent candidate must be filed during
the period specified in section 34-704, Idaho Code.
03/20 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/21 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/24 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/26 3rd rdg - PASSED - 66-0-4
AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Barrett, Bauer, Bedke, Bell,
Bieter(Bieter), Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Campbell, Clark,
Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Douglas, Eberle, Edmunson, Ellsworth,
Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Gagner, Garrett, Harwood,
Henbest(Bray), Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg, Kulczyk, Lake, Langford,
Langhorst, Martinez, McGeachin, McKague, Meyer, Miller, Mitchell,
Moyle, Naccarato, Nielsen, Ridinger, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Robison,
Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd, Shirley, Skippen,
Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Tilman, Trail, Wills, Wood,
Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Cannon, Cuddy, Raybould, Stevenson
Floor Sponsor - Miller
Title apvd - to Senate
03/27 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/31 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
04/01 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
04/02 3rd rdg - PASSED - 28-1-6
AYES -- Andreason, Bailey, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Calabretta,
Cameron, Compton, Darrington, Gannon, Goedde, Hill, Ingram, Kennedy,
Keough, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McKenzie, McWilliams, Noh,
Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stennett, Sweet, Werk
NAYS -- Burkett
Absent and excused -- Brandt, Davis, Geddes, Noble, Stegner, Williams
Floor Sponsor - Darrington
Title apvd - to House
04/03 To enrol
04/04 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
04/07 Pres signed
04/08 To Governor
04/14 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 293
Effective: 07/01/03
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2003
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 382
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES; AMENDING SECTION 34-708, IDAHO CODE, TO
3 PROVIDE THAT A DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY AS AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE MUST
4 BE FILED DURING THE PERIOD SPECIFIED IN SECTION 34-704, IDAHO CODE AND TO
5 MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION.
6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
7 SECTION 1. That Section 34-708, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
8 amended to read as follows:
9 34-708. INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES. (1) No person may offer himself as an
10 independent candidate at the primary election.
11 (2) Any person who desires to offer himself as an independent candidate
12 for federal, state, district, or county office may do so by complying strictly
13 with the provisions of this section. In order to be recognized as an indepen-
14 dent candidate, each such candidate must file with the proper officer as pro-
15 vided by section 34-705, Idaho Code, a declaration of candidacy as an indepen-
16 dent candidate, between 8 a.m. on the tenth Monday preceding the primary elec-
17 tion and 5 p.m. on the eighth Friday preceding the primary election during the
18 period specified in section 34-704, Idaho Code. Such declaration must state
19 that he is offering himself as an independent candidate, must declare that he
20 has no political party affiliation, and must declare the office for which he
21 seeks election. Each such declaration must be accompanied by a petition con-
22 taining the following number of signatures of qualified electors:
23 (a) One thousand (1,000) for any statewide office;
24 (b) Five hundred (500) for any congressional district office;
25 (c) Fifty (50) for any legislative district office;
26 (d) Five (5) for any county office;.
27 (3) Signatures on the petitions required in this section shall be veri-
28 fied in the manner prescribed in section 34-1807, Idaho Code.
29 (4) If all of the requirements of this section have been met, the proper
30 officer shall cause the name of each independent candidate who has qualified
31 to be placed on the general election ballot, according to instructions of the
32 secretary of state.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 13203
The purpose of this legislation is to bring the filing date for
independent candidates in line with the date that was changed in
Chapter 48 of the 2003 Session Laws.
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact to the state general fund.
Contact
Name: Tim Hurst
Agency: Secretary of State
Phone: (208) 334-2852
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 382