HOUSE BILL NO. 351

2008 Legislation

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HOUSE BILL NO. 351<br /> – Election campaign fund, distributn

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H0351......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
ELECTION CAMPAIGN FUNDS - Amends existing law to provide for annual
distribution of funds from the election campaign fund to qualifying
political parties.

01/16    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/17    Rpt prt - to St Aff
01/24    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
01/25    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/30    3rd rdg - PASSED - 69-0-1
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Block,
      Bock, Boe, Bolz, Bowers, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez,
      Chew, Clark, Collins, Crane, Durst, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart,
      Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador,
      Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin,
      Mortimer, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence,
      Raybould, Ringo, Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer,
      Shepherd(02), Shepherd(08), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24),
      Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn, Thomas, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills,
      Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Black
    Floor Sponsors - Jaquet & Mr. Speaker
    Title apvd - to Senate
01/31    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
02/19    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/20    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/27    3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
      AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
      Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Geddes, Goedde,
      Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little,
      Lodge, Malepeai(Sagness), McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce,
      Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Gannon
    Floor Sponsor - Little
    Title apvd - to House
02/28    To enrol
02/29    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/03    Pres signed
03/04    To Governor
03/05    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 62
         Effective: 07/01/08

Bill Text




                                                                       
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2008

                                                                       

                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 351

                                 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN FUND; AMENDING SECTION 34-2503, IDAHO  CODE,
  3        TO  PROVIDE  FOR  DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FROM THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN FUND TO
  4        QUALIFYING POLITICAL PARTIES ANNUALLY INSTEAD OF  IN  EVEN-NUMBERED  YEARS
  5        AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

  6    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

  7        SECTION  1.  That  Section 34-2503, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
  8    amended to read as follows:

  9        34-2503.  ELECTION CAMPAIGN FUND -- DISTRIBUTION.  Each  political  party,
 10    through its central committee, shall be eligible for payments from the fund in
 11    the following manner:
 12        (a)  Each party shall receive the amount of the fund which has been desig-
 13    nated  by the contributing individuals and credited to the separate account in
 14    the fund maintained for the party.
 15        (b)  Ninety per cent percent (90%) of the fund which has not  been  desig-
 16    nated,  but  is  credited to the general election campaign fund, shall be dis-
 17    tributed to the central committees in proportion to the  share  of  the  votes
 18    cast  for  the  candidate  of the party for the office of governor in the last
 19    election for governor, provided that no party shall receive  more  than  fifty
 20    per cent percent (50%) of the fund so distributed. Any portion of the fund not
 21    distributed  shall revert to the fund and, together with the ten per cent per-
 22    cent (10%) reserved, be distributed in equal portions to all major, minor  and
 23    new  political  parties  which  have  qualified  candidates for elective state
 24    office for the ballot in the next general election.
 25        (c)  The distribution provided by this section shall  take  place  on  the
 26    Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of August in each even numbered year.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                             RS 17331

This legislation will amend section 34-2503 of the Idaho Code to
provide for distribution of funds from the election campaign
fund, a voluntary contribution check-off on income tax filings to
qualifying political parties annually instead of in even-numbered
years.  


                           FISCAL NOTE

No impact to the general fund.  




Contact
Name: Speaker of the House Lawerence Denney
Phone: 332-1111
Representative Wendy Jaquet 
Phone: 332-1133


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                            H 351