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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1237
BY
STATE
AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
VOTERS;
REPEALING
SECTION
34
-
1114,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
A
2
VOTER'S
AFFIDAVIT
IN
LIEU
OF
PERSONAL
IDENTIFICATION;
AMENDING
SECTION
3
34
-
409,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REMOVE
A
CODE
REFERENCE
AND
TO
MAKE
TECHNICAL
4
CORRECTIONS;
AMENDING
SECTION
34
-
1012,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REMOVE
A
CODE
5
REFERENCE
AND
TO
MAKE
A
TECHNICAL
CORRECTION;
AMENDING
SECTION
34
-
1106,
6
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REMOVE
A
PROVISION
REGARDING
PERSONAL
IDENTIFICATION
AF
-
7
FIDAVITS
AND
TO
MAKE
A
TECHNICAL
CORRECTION;
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
8
DATE.
9
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
10
SECTION
1.
That
Section
34
-
1114
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
1
1
repealed.
12
SECTION
2.
That
Section
34
-
409,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
13
amended
to
read
as
follows:
14
34
-
409.
ELECTRONIC
REGISTRATION.
(1)
The
office
of
the
secretary
of
15
state
may
create
and
maintain
an
electronic
system
for
voter
registration
16
that
is
publicly
available
on
its
official
website.
Any
qualified
elector
17
who
has
a
current
valid
driver's
license
or
identification
card
issued
pur
-
18
suant
to
title
49,
Idaho
Code,
that
reflects
the
person's
current
princi
-
19
pal
place
of
residence
,
may
register
to
vote
by
submitting
a
completed
voter
20
registration
application
electronically
through
such
website.
Electronic
21
voter
registration
applications
shall
be
submitted
before
the
close
of
reg
-
22
istration
as
provided
in
section
34
-
408,
Idaho
Code.
23
(2)
The
electronic
voter
registration
application
shall
be
in
a
form
24
prescribed
by
the
secretary
of
state
and
shall:
25
(a)
Require
the
information
under
oath
or
affirmation
set
forth
in
sec
-
26
tion
34
-
411,
Idaho
Code;
27
(b)
Include
notice
of
the
requirement
to
provide
personal
identifica
-
28
tion
before
voting
at
the
polls
as
set
forth
in
sections
section
34
-
1113
29
and
34
-
1114
,
Idaho
Code;
and
30
(c)
Require
an
electronic
signature
of
the
applicant.
31
(3)
The
office
of
the
secretary
of
state
shall
obtain
a
digital
copy
32
of
the
applicant's
driver's
license
or
identification
card
signature
from
33
the
Idaho
transportation
department.
The
Idaho
transportation
department
34
shall,
upon
request
of
the
office
of
the
secretary
of
state,
provide
a
dig
-
35
ital
copy
of
the
applicant's
driver's
license
or
identification
card
signa
-
36
ture.
37
(4)
Upon
receipt
of
a
completed
voter
registration
application
and
a
38
digital
copy
of
the
applicant's
driver's
license
or
identification
card
sig
-
39
nature
from
the
Idaho
transportation
department,
the
office
of
the
secre
-
40
tary
of
state
shall
send
the
information
to
the
county
clerk
for
the
county
41
2
in
which
the
applicant
resides.
The
county
clerk
shall
prepare
and
issue
to
1
each
elector
registering
electronically
a
verification
of
registration
con
-
2
taining
the
name
and
residence
of
the
elector
and
the
name
or
number
of
the
3
precinct
in
which
the
elector
resides.
Such
verification
of
registration
4
may
be
sent
by
nonforwardable
first
-
class
first
class
mail
or
by
electronic
5
mail
at
the
elector's
option.
If
a
verification
is
returned
undeliverable,
6
then
the
county
clerk
shall
remove
the
elector
from
the
register
of
electors.
7
(5)
An
applicant
using
the
electronic
system
for
voter
registration
8
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
not
be
required
to
complete
a
printed
regis
-
9
tration
card.
10
(6)
The
office
of
the
secretary
of
state
shall
use
such
security
mea
-
1
1
sures
necessary
to
ensure
the
accuracy
and
integrity
of
an
electronically
12
submitted
voter
registration
application.
13
SECTION
3.
That
Section
34
-
1012,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
14
amended
to
read
as
follows:
15
34
-
1012.
ALTERNATIVE
PROCEDURES
FOR
ABSENTEE
VOTING
-
-
EARLY
VOT
-
16
ING.
(1)
Those
counties
that
utilize
absentee
voting
facilities
that
have
17
access
to
the
Idaho
statewide
voter
registration
system
and
count
ballots
at
18
a
central
location
or
utilize
a
polling
location
-
based
tabulation
system
may
19
elect
to
conduct
"early
voting"
according
to
the
provisions
of
this
section.
20
For
those
counties
that
elect
to
do
"early
voting,"
early
voting
shall
begin
21
on
or
after
the
fourth
Monday
before
the
election
and
end
at
5:00
p.m.
on
22
the
Friday
before
the
election.
Primary
election
ballots
shall
be
issued
23
pursuant
to
section
34
-
1002(2),
Idaho
Code.
24
(2)
A
voter
who
appears
at
an
"early
voting"
station
to
vote
shall
state
25
his
or
her
name
and
address
to
the
election
official
and
present
the
voter's
26
identification
as
required
by
sections
section
34
-
1113
and
34
-
1114
,
Idaho
27
Code.
28
(3)
The
election
official
shall
examine
the
records
to
ascertain
29
whether
or
not
such
applicant
is
registered
and
lawfully
entitled
to
vote
30
as
requested.
The
provisions
of
section
34
-
408A,
Idaho
Code,
authorizing
31
election
day
registration
shall
also
apply
in
determining
the
applicant's
32
qualifications
to
vote.
33
(4)
Before
receiving
a
ballot,
each
elector
shall
sign
his
or
her
name
34
in
the
election
register
and
poll
book
provided
for
early
voting.
35
(5)
The
elector
shall
then
be
given
the
appropriate
ballots
contain
-
36
ing
the
official
election
ballot
identification
pursuant
to
section
34
-
901,
37
Idaho
Code,
and
shall
be
given
folding
instructions
for
such
ballots,
if
ap
-
38
propriate.
39
(6)
Upon
receipt
of
the
ballots,
the
elector
shall
retire
to
a
vacant
40
voting
booth
and
mark
the
ballots
according
to
the
instructions
provided.
41
(7)
After
marking
the
ballot,
the
elector
shall
present
himself
or
her
-
42
self
to
the
election
official
at
the
ballot
box
and
state
his
or
her
name
and
43
address.
The
elector
shall
then
deposit
the
ballot
in
the
ballot
box
or
hand
44
it
to
the
election
official,
who
shall
deposit
it.
The
election
official
45
shall
then
record
that
the
elector
has
voted
and
proclaim
the
same
in
an
audi
-
46
ble
voice.
47
(8)
Voters
requiring
assistance
shall
be
provided
with
such
assistance
48
in
accordance
with
section
34
-
1108,
Idaho
Code.
49
3
(9)
Electioneering
is
prohibited
at
an
early
voting
polling
place
as
1
provided
in
section
18
-
2318,
Idaho
Code.
2
SECTION
4.
That
Section
34
-
1106,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
3
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
34
-
1106.
SIGNING
COMBINATION
ELECTION
RECORD
AND
POLL
BOOK
-
-
DELIV
-
5
ERY
OF
BALLOT
TO
ELECTOR.
(1)
An
elector
desiring
to
vote
shall
state
his
6
name
and
address
to
the
judge
or
clerk
in
charge
of
the
combination
election
7
record
and
poll
book.
8
(2)
Before
receiving
his
ballot,
each
elector
shall
sign
his
name
in
9
the
combination
election
record
and
poll
book
following
his
name
therein
10
and
show
a
valid
photo
identification
as
provided
for
in
section
34
-
1113,
1
1
Idaho
Code
,
or
personal
identification
affidavit
as
provided
for
in
section
12
34
-
1114,
Idaho
Code
.
13
(3)
No
person
shall
knowingly
sign
his
name
in
the
combination
election
14
record
and
poll
book
if
his
residence
address
is
not
within
that
precinct
at
15
the
time
of
signing.
16
(4)
If
the
residence
address
of
a
person
contained
in
the
combination
17
election
record
and
poll
book
is
incorrectly
given
due
to
an
error
in
prepa
-
18
ration
of
the
combination
election
record
and
poll
book,
the
judge
shall
as
-
19
certain
the
correct
address
and
make
the
necessary
correction.
20
(5)
The
elector
shall
then
be
given
the
appropriate
ballots
which
that
21
have
been
marked
with
the
official
election
ballot
identification
and
shall
22
be
given
folding
instructions
for
such
ballots.
23
SECTION
5.
This
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
Jan
-
24
uary
1,
2027.
25