Idaho Bills
6 bills · 2022 Regular Session
Amends existing law to provide for automatic voter registration through the Division of Motor Vehicles.
Ilana Rubel · HD-018A
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding listings of deceased Idaho residents to correct the election register.
33 – 2
Amends existing law to provide for a report to the Legislature on voter registration maintenance actions.
This legislation requires an annual report to the Legislature, compiled by the Secretary of State with the assistance of the county clerks, on voter registration maintained during the year.
68 – 0
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the deadline to change political party affiliation or unaffiliated designation.
Under current Idaho code, voters in the four recognized political parties who want to change to a different party or become unaffiliated, must do so by the candidate filing deadline prior to the primary election. Those already in the unaffiliated category, however, are currently able to change their affiliation at any time, up to and including the primary election day. This bill changes the rule for unaffiliated voters. If they wish to change affiliation, they must do so by the candidate filing deadline prior to the primary election just like all the other voters.
36 – 32
Amends existing law to provide that the list of deceased voters is a nonexempt public record.
This legislation would allow the public to examine election records to ensure voters who have passed away are removed from the voter rolls. Currently the Secretary of State and the Department of Health and Welfare do not allow the lists of who has died to become a public record which makes it impossible to validate voter registration information.
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding voter registration.
This legislation makes a number of small changes to Idaho's voter registration system. First, it removes the option of a county clerk sending verification of electronic voter registration by email, and instead requires that such verification be sent by non-forwardable first class mail, as is sometimes done for those registering electronically, and always done for those registering by mail. This will ensure that the registrant actually lives at the address stated. Second, it clarifies that the full name is required, in order to provide a more accurate match with the DMV and social security information with which voter registrations are cross-checked. Third, inordertoencouragemorevoterstoprovideadditionalcontactinformationtothecountyclerk, itexemptsvoter phone numbers and email addresses from public records requirements. And fourth, it removes the exemption that members of the military hold from having their voter registration cancelled if they are found not to be a citizen of the United States.
61 – 0