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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE
BILL
NO.
735
BY
STATE
AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
ELECTIONS;
AMENDING
CHAPTER
66,
TITLE
67,
IDAHO
CODE,
BY
THE
2
ADDITION
OF
A
NEW
SECTION
67
-
6628B,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
PROVIDE
CERTAIN
3
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
PERSONS
ENGAGED
IN
PAID
IN
-
PERSON
CANVASSING
ACTIV
-
4
ITIES;
AMENDING
SECTION
67
-
6625,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
PROVIDE
A
CODE
REFER
-
5
ENCE;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
6
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
7
SECTION
1.
That
Chapter
66,
Title
67,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
8
hereby
amended
by
the
addition
thereto
of
a
NEW
SECTION
,
to
be
known
and
des
-
9
ignated
as
Section
67
-
6628B,
Idaho
Code,
and
to
read
as
follows:
10
67
-
6628B.
PAID
IN
-
PERSON
CANVASSING
ACTIVITIES
-
-
DISCLOSURES.
(1)
1
1
For
the
purposes
of
this
section:
12
(a)
"Paid
in
-
person
canvassing
activities"
means
canvassing
activ
-
13
ities
performed
by
an
individual
who
accepts
financial
compensation
14
for
the
purpose
of
influencing
how
a
person
votes,
including
but
not
15
limited
to
soliciting
personal
residences
or
public
locations
to
commu
-
16
nicate
with
or
distribute
materials
to
possible
voters
about
political
17
candidates
or
ballot
measures;
conducting
in
-
person
get
-
out
-
the
-
vote
18
efforts
in
relation
to
any
candidate
or
ballot
measure;
and
any
other
19
direct,
in
-
person
contact
or
interaction
intended
to
affect
an
individ
-
20
ual's
electoral
participation
or
preferences.
21
(b)
"Phone
banking
activities"
means
any
organized
outreach
activity
22
in
which
telephone
calls
are
made
to
Idaho
qualified
electors
for
the
23
purpose
of
persuading
such
electors
to
vote
or
to
vote
in
a
particular
24
manner,
providing
information
to
such
electors
regarding
an
election
or
25
voting,
or
mobilizing
such
electors
to
vote.
26
(2)
Persons
who
engage
in
any
paid
in
-
person
canvassing
activities
27
shall:
28
(a)
Meet
all
of
the
qualifications
of
a
qualified
elector,
as
defined
29
in
section
34
-
104,
Idaho
Code,
except
that
a
person
under
eighteen
(18)
30
years
of
age
shall
only
be
required
to
have
resided
in
this
state
for
at
31
least
thirty
(30)
days;
and
32
(b)
Verbally
notify
any
person
with
whom
they
communicate
that
they
are
33
being
compensated
to
perform
paid
in
-
person
canvassing
activities
and
34
provide
the
name
of
the
person
or
entity
providing
payment
for
such
paid
35
in
-
person
canvassing
activities.
36
(3)
At
all
times
while
engaging
in
paid
in
-
person
canvassing
activi
-
37
ties,
such
persons
shall
wear
a
badge
that
is
clearly
visible
to
any
person
38
with
whom
they
intend
to
communicate
with
that
contains
the
words
"paid
po
-
39
litical
advocate."
40
(4)
The
Idaho
secretary
of
state
shall
promulgate
rules
to
implement
41
the
provisions
of
this
section,
which
shall
include
specifications
regard
-
42
2
ing
font,
shape,
color,
and
size
requirements
for
the
badge
required
pur
-
1
suant
to
subsection
(3)
of
this
section.
2
(5)
The
provisions
of
this
section
shall
not
apply
to:
3
(a)
Volunteers
acting
without
compensation
or
reimbursement
beyond
in
-
4
cidental
expenses;
5
(b)
Individuals
whose
paid
in
-
person
canvassing
activities
are
inci
-
6
dental
to
broader
campaign
employment
responsibilities;
7
(c)
Phone
banking
activities;
or
8
(d)
Candidates
engaged
in
in
-
person
canvassing
activities
for
their
9
own
election
campaign.
10
(6)
The
Idaho
secretary
of
state
shall
establish
a
system
on
its
website
1
1
to
receive
complaints
for
alleged
violations
of
the
provisions
of
this
sec
-
12
tion
and
shall
investigate
such
complaints.
If
the
secretary
of
state
deter
-
13
mines
that
a
violation
of
this
section
has
occurred,
the
secretary
of
state
14
shall
refer
the
matter
to
the
attorney
general
or
the
appropriate
prosecut
-
15
ing
attorney
for
enforcement
pursuant
to
section
67
-
6625,
Idaho
Code.
16
SECTION
2.
That
Section
67
-
6625,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
17
amended
to
read
as
follows:
18
67
-
6625.
VIOLATIONS
-
-
CIVIL
FINE
-
-
MISDEMEANOR
PENALTY
-
-
PROSECU
-
19
TION
-
-
LIMITATION
-
-
VENUE.
(1)
Any
person
who
violates
the
provisions
of
20
sections
67
-
6603,
67
-
6604,
67
-
6606
through
67
-
6614A,
67
-
6624,
67
-
6627
or
,
21
67
-
6628,
or
67
-
6628B,
Idaho
Code,
shall
be
liable
for
a
civil
fine
not
to
ex
-
22
ceed
two
hundred
fifty
dollars
($250)
if
an
individual,
and
not
more
than
two
23
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
($2,500)
if
a
person
other
than
an
individual.
24
The
burden
of
proof
for
such
civil
liability
shall
be
met
by
showing
a
prepon
-
25
derance
of
the
evidence.
26
(2)
Any
person
who
violates
section
67
-
6605,
Idaho
Code,
and
any
per
-
27
son
who
knowingly
and
willfully
violates
sections
67
-
6603
through
67
-
6614A,
28
67
-
6624,
67
-
6627
or
,
67
-
6628,
or
67
-
6628B,
Idaho
Code,
is
guilty
of
a
misde
-
29
meanor
and,
upon
conviction,
in
addition
to
the
fines
set
forth
in
subsection
30
(1)
of
this
section,
may
be
imprisoned
for
not
more
than
six
(6)
months
or
be
31
both
fined
and
imprisoned.
32
(3)
The
attorney
general
or
the
appropriate
prosecuting
attorney
may
33
prosecute
any
violations
of
this
chapter.
34
(4)
Prosecution
for
a
civil
or
misdemeanor
violation
of
this
chapter
35
must
be
commenced
within
two
(2)
years
after
the
date
on
which
the
violation
36
occurred.
Prosecution
for
a
felony
violation
of
this
chapter
must
be
com
-
37
menced
pursuant
to
the
provisions
of
section
19
-
402,
Idaho
Code.
38
(5)
Venue
for
prosecution
under
the
provisions
of
this
chapter
shall
be
39
in
the
county
of
residence
of
the
defendant
if
the
defendant
is
a
resident
of
40
the
state
of
Idaho,
otherwise
venue
shall
be
in
Ada
county.
41
SECTION
3.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
42
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
43
July
1,
2026.
44