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S1114......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
VOTER REGISTRATION - Amends existing law to provide that a legible,
accurate and complete registration card received in the office of the
county clerk during the twenty-four day period preceding an election shall
be accepted and held by the county clerk until the day following the
election when registration reopens, at which time the registration shall
become effective.
02/14 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/15 Rpt prt - to St Aff
02/23 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/24 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/28 3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett,
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis,
Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst,
Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson,
Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Noble
Floor Sponsor - Werk
Title apvd - to House
03/01 House intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/08 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/09 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/15 3rd rdg - PASSED - 68-0-2
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer,
Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Cannon,
Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth,
Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart(Jacobson), Harwood,
Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Jones, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher,
Martinez, Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Nielsen,
Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche,
Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen,
Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills,
Wood, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Moyle, Schaefer
Floor Sponsor - Snodgrass
Title apvd - to Senate
03/16 To enrol
03/17 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/18 Sp signed
03/21 To Governor
03/23 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 127
Effective: 07/01/05
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1114
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS; AMENDING SECTION 34-408, IDAHO CODE, TO
3 PROVIDE THAT A LEGIBLE, ACCURATE AND COMPLETE REGISTRATION CARD RECEIVED
4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK DURING THE TWENTY-FOUR DAY PERIOD PRE-
5 CEDING AN ELECTION SHALL BE ACCEPTED AND HELD BY THE COUNTY CLERK UNTIL
6 THE DAY FOLLOWING THE ELECTION WHEN REGISTRATION REOPENS, AT WHICH TIME
7 THE REGISTRATION SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
9 SECTION 1. That Section 34-408, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
10 amended to read as follows:
11 34-408. CLOSING OF REGISTER -- TIME LIMIT. (1) No elector may register in
12 the office of the county clerk within twenty-four (24) days preceding any
13 election held throughout the county in which he resides for the purpose of
14 voting at such election; provided however, a legible, accurate and complete
15 registration card received in the office of the county clerk during the
16 twenty-four (24) day period preceding an election shall be accepted and held
17 by the county clerk until the day following the election when registration
18 reopens, at which time the registration shall become effective. This deadline
19 shall also apply to any registrars the county clerk may have appointed.
20 (2) Any elector who will complete his residence requirement or attain the
21 requisite voting age during the period when the register of electors is closed
22 may register prior to the closing of the register.
23 (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, an individual who is
24 eligible to vote may also register, upon providing proof of residence, at the
25 "absent electors' polling place" provided in section 34-1006, Idaho Code.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 14781
During the last General Election a county elections office refused to
accept voter registration materials during the 24-day period preceding
the primary election. This legislation clarifies that counties must
accept voter registration materials at all times.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
Contact
Name: Senator Hal Bunderson
Senator Elliot Werk
Phone: 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1114