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H0560aaS...................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
MAIL BALLOT PRECINCT - Adds to existing law to provide for the creation of
a mail ballot precinct; and to provide conditions which must be met in the
conduct of an election.
01/27 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/28 Rpt prt - to St Aff
02/04 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/05 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/10 3rd rdg - PASSED - 52-18-0
AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Bauer, Bell, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz,
Campbell, Cannon, Clark, Collins, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Douglas,
Edmunson, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Gagner, Garrett, Henbest,
Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg, Lake, Langford, Langhorst, Martinez, Meyer,
Miller, Mitchell, Naccarato, Nielsen, Pasley-Stuart, Ridinger, Ring,
Ringo, Robison, Rydalch, Sayler, Shepherd, Shirley, Skippen,
Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bradford, Crow, Eberle, Ellsworth,
Harwood, Kulczyk, McGeachin, McKague, Moyle, Raybould, Roberts, Sali,
Schaefer, Smylie, Wood
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsors - Miller & Skippen
Title apvd - to Senate
02/11 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/02 Rpt out - to 14th Ord
03/08 Rpt out amen - to 1st rdg as amen
03/09 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/10 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/12 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 31-4-0
AYES -- Andreason(Andreason), Bailey, Brandt, Burkett, Burtenshaw,
Calabretta, Cameron, Compton, Darrington, Davis, Gannon, Geddes,
Goedde, Hill, Ingram, Kennedy, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley,
McWilliams, Noble, Noh, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Sorensen,
Stegner, Stennett, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- Bunderson, Keough, McKenzie, Sweet
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Stennett
Title apvd - to House
03/15 House concurred in Senate amens - to engros
03/16 Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/17 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
Rls susp - PASSED - 54-15-1
AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Bauer, Bell, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz,
Bradford, Campbell, Cannon, Clark, Collins, Cuddy, Deal, Douglas,
Edmunson, Eskridge, Field(18), Gagner, Garrett, Henbest, Jaquet,
Jones, Kellogg, Lake, Langford, Langhorst, Martinez, McGeachin,
Meyer, Miller, Mitchell, Naccarato, Nielsen, Pasley-Stuart, Raybould,
Ridinger, Ring, Ringo, Robison, Rydalch, Sayler, Shepherd, Shirley,
Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail,
Wills, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Crow, Denney, Eberle, Ellsworth,
Harwood, Kulczyk, McKague, Moyle, Roberts, Sali, Schaefer, Wood
Absent and excused -- Field(23)
Floor Sponsor - Miller
Title apvd - to enrol
03/18 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/19 Pres signed - To Governor
03/23 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 165
Effective: 03/23/04
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session - 2004
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 560
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS BY MAIL; AMENDING CHAPTER 3, TITLE 34, IDAHO
3 CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 34-308, IDAHO CODE, TO GOVERN THE
4 CREATION OF A MAIL BALLOT PRECINCT AND TO PROVIDE CONDITIONS WHICH MUST BE
5 MET IN THE CONDUCT OF AN ELECTION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
7 SECTION 1. That Chapter 3, Title 34, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
8 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
9 ignated as Section 34-308, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
10 34-308. MAIL BALLOT PRECINCT. A precinct within the county which contains
11 no more than two hundred fifty (250) registered electors at the last general
12 election, may be designated by the board of county commissioners a mail ballot
13 precinct no later than April 1 in an even-numbered year. Such a designation
14 shall apply thereafter to all elections conducted within the precinct until
15 revoked by the board of county commissioners. Having designated a mail ballot
16 precinct, there shall be no voting place established within the precinct.
17 Elections in a mail ballot precinct shall be conducted in a manner consistent
18 with absentee voting with the following special provisions.
19 (1) The clerk shall issue a ballot, by mail, to every registered voter in
20 a mail ballot precinct, and shall affix to the return envelope, postage suffi-
21 cient to return the ballot.
22 (2) The ballot shall be mailed no sooner than twenty-four (24) days prior
23 to the election day and no later than the fourteenth day prior to the elec-
24 tion.
25 (3) The clerk shall make necessary provisions to segregate mail ballot
26 precinct ballots by precinct, and for all purposes of the election, the pre-
27 cinct integrity shall be maintained.
28 (4) The clerk shall make available in the office of the clerk, registra-
29 tion on election day for any individual who is eligible to vote and who
30 resides in a mail ballot precinct and has not previously registered. The clerk
31 shall provide an official polling place in the office of the clerk and a qual-
32 ified elector who registers on election day and resides in a mail ballot pre-
33 cinct shall be allowed to vote at the office of the clerk.
34 SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
35 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
36 passage and approval.
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session - 2004
Moved by Stegner
Seconded by Stennett
IN THE SENATE
SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.B. NO. 560
1 AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1
2 On page 1 of the printed bill, in line 11, delete "two hundred fifty
3 (250)" and insert: "one hundred twenty-five (125)".
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session - 2004
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 560, As Amended in the Senate
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS BY MAIL; AMENDING CHAPTER 3, TITLE 34, IDAHO
3 CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 34-308, IDAHO CODE, TO GOVERN THE
4 CREATION OF A MAIL BALLOT PRECINCT AND TO PROVIDE CONDITIONS WHICH MUST BE
5 MET IN THE CONDUCT OF AN ELECTION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
7 SECTION 1. That Chapter 3, Title 34, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
8 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
9 ignated as Section 34-308, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
10 34-308. MAIL BALLOT PRECINCT. A precinct within the county which contains
11 no more than one hundred twenty-five (125) registered electors at the last
12 general election, may be designated by the board of county commissioners a
13 mail ballot precinct no later than April 1 in an even-numbered year. Such a
14 designation shall apply thereafter to all elections conducted within the pre-
15 cinct until revoked by the board of county commissioners. Having designated a
16 mail ballot precinct, there shall be no voting place established within the
17 precinct. Elections in a mail ballot precinct shall be conducted in a manner
18 consistent with absentee voting with the following special provisions.
19 (1) The clerk shall issue a ballot, by mail, to every registered voter in
20 a mail ballot precinct, and shall affix to the return envelope, postage suffi-
21 cient to return the ballot.
22 (2) The ballot shall be mailed no sooner than twenty-four (24) days prior
23 to the election day and no later than the fourteenth day prior to the elec-
24 tion.
25 (3) The clerk shall make necessary provisions to segregate mail ballot
26 precinct ballots by precinct, and for all purposes of the election, the pre-
27 cinct integrity shall be maintained.
28 (4) The clerk shall make available in the office of the clerk, registra-
29 tion on election day for any individual who is eligible to vote and who
30 resides in a mail ballot precinct and has not previously registered. The clerk
31 shall provide an official polling place in the office of the clerk and a qual-
32 ified elector who registers on election day and resides in a mail ballot pre-
33 cinct shall be allowed to vote at the office of the clerk.
34 SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
35 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
36 passage and approval.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 13586
This legislation creates a mail ballot precinct at the
option of the county commissioners. Mail ballot precincts
may contain no more than two hundred and fifty (250)
registered electors. Elections conducted in the precincts
designated remote will be consistent with absentee voting
with the following special provisions:
1.) Each registered voter in the mail ballot precinct will
be issued a ballot by the clerk with a return envelope,
postage paid.
2.) The ballot will be mailed no sooner than 24 days prior
to the election and no later than the 14th day prior to the
election.
3.) Precinct integrity will be maintained by segregating
the ballots received.
4.) Same day registration and voting will be provided in
the office of the clerk.
FISCAL IMPACT
Savings will be realized by the State and counties in an
amount up to $260,000 by not requiring the purchase of a
touch screen voting device otherwise required by the Help
America Vote Act for each polling place. Staff savings for
mail ballot precincts will also be realized. In addition,
it is becoming more difficult to locate people who will
work at the polls.
CONTACT
Name: Tim Hurst
Agency: Secretary of State
Phone 334-2852
CONTACT
Name: Tony Poinelli
Agency: Idaho Association of Counties
Phone 345-9126 H 560