Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding voter identification and registration.
ELECTIONS -- Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding voter identification and registration.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Under current Idaho election law, voter ID requirements are confusing and inconsistent across the many methods to register and to vote. This bill cleans up the confusion and offers a consistent panel of acceptable voter ID in order to prove identity, age, residence, and citizenship. This bill also takes the following actions: 1. Requires an Idaho Driver’s License or Idaho State ID card produced by ITD. 2. Removes student IDs and military IDs due to lack of citizenship requirement. 3. Sunsets the use of Personal Affidavits in Lieu of photo ID on July 1, 2023. 4. Requires ITD to offer a free State ID card to those who cannot afford one. 5. Those registering to vote online or by mail must vote for the first time in person. 6. Removes the ability to send absentee ballots by fax or digital methods, with exceptions for military overseas voters. 7. Requires Absentee ballot envelopes to include both voter signature and last 4# of ID. 8. Requires the signature and last 4# of ID for any person carrying another voter’s ballot. 9. States that Absentee ballots must be returned by mail or hand delivered to the elections staff.
LATEST ACTION
Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2022
- Chamber
- senate
- Status date
- Mar 4, 2022