S1322 • 2026

ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to add certain requirements for an affidavit in lieu of personal identification.

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

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ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to add certain requirements for an affidavit in lieu of personal identification.

What This Bill Does

ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to add certain requirements for an affidavit in lieu of personal identification.

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Bill History

2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by Governor on 03/31/26 Session Law Chapter 240 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Reported delivered to Governor at 10:23 a.m. on 03/30/26
2026-03-27 Idaho State Legislature
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature
Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature
Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 67-0-3 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Bingham, Hall(Stone), Pohanka Floor Sponsor - Mitchell Title apvd - to Senate
2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2026-03-04 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
2026-03-04 Idaho State Legislature
Read First Time, Referred to State Affairs
2026-03-03 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 33-0-2 AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Bruner(Adams), Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – Ruchti, Semmelroth Floor Sponsor - Lenney Title apvd - to House
2026-02-26 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-02-25 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-02-19 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs
2026-02-18 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

Official Summary Text

ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to add certain requirements for an affidavit in lieu of personal identification.

Current Bill Text

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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1322
BY
STATE
AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
ELECTIONS;
AMENDING
SECTION
34
-
1114,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REVISE
PRO
-
2
VISIONS
REGARDING
AN
AFFIDAVIT
IN
LIEU
OF
PERSONAL
IDENTIFICATION;
AND
3
DECLARING
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
-
1114,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
6
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
34
-
1114.
AFFIDAVIT
IN
LIEU
OF
PERSONAL
IDENTIFICATION.
If
a
voter
is
8
not
able
to
present
personal
identification
as
required
in
section
34
-
1113,
9
Idaho
Code,
the
voter
may
complete
an
affidavit
in
lieu
of
the
personal
iden
-
10
tification.
The
affidavit
shall
be
on
a
form
prescribed
by
the
secretary
1
1
of
state
and
shall
require
the
voter
to
provide
the
voter's
name
,
and
ad
-
12
dress
,
and
either
the
voter's
date
of
birth
or
the
voter's
Idaho
driver's
13
license
or
identification
card
number
.
The
voter
shall
sign
the
affidavit.
14
The
judges
of
election
shall
verify
the
information
against
the
voter
reg
-
15
istration
records
prior
to
issuing
a
ballot.
Any
person
who
knowingly
pro
-
16
vides
false,
erroneous
,
or
inaccurate
information
on
such
affidavit
shall
be
17
guilty
of
a
felony.
18
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
19
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
20
July
1,
2026.
21