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H0562......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
ELECTION BOARDS - Amends existing law to authorize appointment of students
to election boards under certain conditions.
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 - 68-0-2
AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Barrett, Bauer, Bayer, Bedke, Bell,
Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Campbell, Cannon, Clark, Collins,
Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Douglas, Eberle, Edmunson, Ellsworth,
Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Gagner, Garrett, Harwood, Henbest,
Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg, Kulczyk, Lake, Langford, Langhorst, Martinez,
McGeachin, McKague, Meyer, Miller, Mitchell, Naccarato, Nielsen,
Pasley-Stuart, Raybould, Ridinger, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Robison,
Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd, Shirley, Skippen,
Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Mr.
Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Moyle, Wood
Floor Sponsor - Edmunson
Title apvd - to Senate
02/11 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
02/16 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/17 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/10 3rd rdg - PASSED - 24-6-5
AYES -- Andreason(Andreason), Bailey, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Compton,
Darrington, Gannon, Goedde, Hill, Kennedy, Keough, Malepeai, Marley,
McKenzie, McWilliams, Noble, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Sorensen,
Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- Calabretta, Davis, Geddes, Little, Lodge, Stegner
Absent and excused -- Brandt, Bunderson, Burkett, Ingram, Noh
Floor Sponsor - Richardson
Title apvd - to House
03/11 To enrol
03/12 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/15 Pres signed
03/16 To Governor
03/19 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 113
Effective: 07/01/04
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session - 2004
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 562
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 34-303, IDAHO CODE, TO
3 AUTHORIZE APPOINTMENT OF STUDENTS TO ELECTION BOARDS UNDER CONDITIONS
4 SPECIFIED.
5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 SECTION 1. That Section 34-303, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
7 amended to read as follows:
8 34-303. APPOINTMENT OF ELECTION JUDGES BY COUNTY CLERK. The county clerk
9 shall appoint two (2) or more election judges, one (1) of whom shall be desig-
10 nated chief judge, and the number of clerks deemed necessary by him for each
11 polling place. In the event a single polling place is designated for two (2)
12 or more precincts, an individual may serve simultaneously on the election
13 board for two (2) or more precincts thus served by a single polling place. The
14 precinct committeemen shall recommend persons for the position in their
15 respective precincts to the county clerk in writing at least ten (10) days
16 prior to the date on which any appointment shall be made and the county clerk
17 shall appoint the judges from such lists if the persons recommended are quali-
18 fied.
19 The chief election judge shall be responsible for the conduct of the pro-
20 ceedings in the polling place. Compensation for all election personnel shall
21 be determined by the board of county commissioners, and not less than the min-
22 imum wage as prescribed by the laws of the state of Idaho.
23 Each election board shall contain personnel representing all existing
24 political parties if a list of applicants has been provided to the county
25 clerk by the precinct committeemen of the precincts at least sixty (60) days
26 prior to the primary election.
27 In order to provide for a greater awareness of the election process, the
28 rights and responsibilities of voters and the importance of participating in
29 the electoral process, as well as to provide additional members of precinct
30 boards, a county clerk may appoint not more than two (2) students per precinct
31 to serve under the direct supervision of election board members designated by
32 the county clerk. A student may be appointed, notwithstanding lack of eligi-
33 bility to vote, if the student possesses the following qualifications:
34 (1) Is at least seventeen (17) years of age at the time of the election
35 for which he or she is serving as a member of an election board.
36 (2) Is a citizen of the United States.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 13588
This legislation will help increase the awareness of the
election process with high school seniors by involving up to
two (2) seventeen (17) year olds as poll workers. It will also
increase the pool of potential election workers.
FISCAL IMPACT
This legislation will have no impact on the state general fund
and minimal impact to the counties.
CONTACT
Name: Tim Hurst
Agency: Secretary of State
Phone 334-2852 H 562