H0872 • 2026

ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to remove a provision regarding the preparation of ballots for general elections.

Elections

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-04-01
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to remove a provision regarding the preparation of ballots for general elections.

What This Bill Does

ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to remove a provision regarding the preparation of ballots for general elections.

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Bill History

2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2026 Session Law Chapter 227 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by President; returned to House
2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Delivered to Governor at 12:31 p.m. on March 30, 2026
2026-03-27 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – Semmelroth Floor Sponsor - Bernt Title apvd - to House
2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
2026-03-16 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-03-16 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 66-2-2 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug(Chadwick), Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Berch, Mathias Absent – Haws, Wheeler Floor Sponsor - Tanner(13) Title apvd - to Senate
2026-03-13 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2026-03-12 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
2026-03-11 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Official Summary Text

ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to remove a provision regarding the preparation of ballots for general elections.

Current Bill Text

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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.
872
BY
STATE
AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
ELECTIONS;
AMENDING
SECTION
34
-
906,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REMOVE
A
PRO
-
2
VISION
REGARDING
CERTAIN
BALLOTS
FOR
GENERAL
ELECTIONS;
AND
DECLARING
3
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
4
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
5
SECTION
1.
That
Section
34
-
906,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
6
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
34
-
906.
BALLOTS
FOR
GENERAL
ELECTIONS.
(1)
There
shall
be
a
single
8
general
election
ballot
on
which
the
complete
ticket
of
each
political
party
9
shall
be
printed.
Each
political
party
ticket
shall
include
that
party's
10
nominee
for
each
particular
office.
The
secretary
of
state
shall
design
the
1
1
general
election
ballot
to
allow
for
write
-
in
candidates
when
needed.
12
(2)
The
office
titles
shall
be
listed
in
order
beginning
with
the
high
-
13
est
federal
office.
The
secretary
of
state
has
the
discretion
and
authority
14
to
arrange
the
above
classifications
of
offices
as
provided
by
law.
15
(3)
At
any
general
election
at
which
the
electors
are
to
vote
upon
con
-
16
stitutional
amendments
or
other
issues,
the
secretary
of
state
shall
provide
17
separate
general
election
ballot
forms
on
which
such
amendments
and
issues
18
shall
be
printed.
19
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
20
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
21
July
1,
2026.
22