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2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 6 - TIME OF ELECTIONS — OFFICERS ELECTED › Section 34-616 - ELECTION — SELECTION — OF DISTRICT JUDGES — QUALIFICATIONS.

34-616. ELECTION — SELECTION — OF DISTRICT JUDGES — QUALIFICATIONS. (1) At the primary election, 1974, and every four (4) years thereafter, subject to the provisions of section 34-1217, Idaho Code, there shall be elected in each judicial district a sufficient number of district judges to fill any vacancy or vacancies occasioned by the expiration of the term or terms of office of any member or members.
(2) To be elected to the office of district judge a person must, at the time of such election, meet all of the following qualifications:
(a) Be at least thirty (30) years of age;
(b) Be a citizen of the United States and an elector in the judicial district in which elected;
(c) Have been a legal resident of the state of Idaho for at least two (2) continuous years immediately preceding such election;
(d) Have been in good standing as an active or judicial member of the Idaho state bar for at least two (2) continuous years immediately preceding such election; and
(e) Have held a license to practice law or held a judicial office in one (1) or more jurisdictions for at least ten (10) continuous years immediately preceding such election.
(3) Each candidate for election shall file a declaration of candidacy with the secretary of state.
(4) Each candidate who files a declaration of candidacy shall at the same time pay a filing fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) which shall be deposited in the general fund.
(5) To be appointed to the office of district judge a person must, at the time of such appointment, meet all of the following qualifications:
(a) Be at least thirty (30) years of age;
(b) Be a citizen of the United States and an elector of the state of Idaho;
(c) Have been a legal resident of the state of Idaho for at least two (2) continuous years immediately preceding such appointment;
(d) Have been in good standing as an active or judicial member of the Idaho state bar for at least two (2) continuous years immediately preceding such appointment; and
(e) Have held a license to practice law or held a judicial office in one (1) or more jurisdictions for at least ten (10) continuous years immediately preceding such appointment.
(6) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) "Active," "judicial" and "good standing" have the same definitions as those terms are given by rule 301 of the Idaho bar commission rules or any successors to those rules;
(b) "Jurisdiction" means a state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia or any branch of the United States military; and
(c) "Elector" means one who is lawfully registered to vote.
History:
[34-616, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 96, p. 351; am. 1970, ch. 231, sec. 1, p. 643; am. 1972, ch. 46, sec. 2, p. 84; am. 1985, ch. 29, sec. 7, p. 57; am. 1996, ch. 28, sec. 12, p. 72; am. 2015, ch. 282, sec. 4, p. 1148; am. 2015, ch. 310, sec. 4, p. 1219; am. 2016, ch. 47, sec. 19, p. 112.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 6 - TIME OF ELECTIONS — OFFICERS ELECTED › Section 34-617 - ELECTION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS — QUALIFICATIONS.

34-617. ELECTION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS — QUALIFICATIONS. (1) A board of county commissioners shall be elected in each county at the general elections as provided by section 31-703, Idaho Code.
(2) No person shall be elected to the board of county commissioners unless he has attained the age of twenty-one (21) years at the time of the election, is a citizen of the United States, and shall have resided in the county one (1) year next preceding his election and in the district which he represents for a period of ninety (90) days next preceding the primary election.
(3) Each candidate shall file his declaration of candidacy with the county clerk.
(4) Each candidate who files a declaration of candidacy shall at the same time pay a filing fee of forty dollars ($40.00) which shall be deposited in the county treasury.
History:
[34-617, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 97, p. 351; am. 1982, ch. 332, sec. 2, p. 839; am. 1993, ch. 159, sec. 1, p. 409; am. 1996, ch. 28, sec. 13, p. 72.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 6 - TIME OF ELECTIONS — OFFICERS ELECTED › Section 34-618 - ELECTION OF COUNTY SHERIFFS — QUALIFICATIONS.

34-618. ELECTION OF COUNTY SHERIFFS — QUALIFICATIONS. (1) At the general election, 1972, and every four (4) years thereafter, a sheriff shall be elected in every county.
(2) No person shall be elected to the office of sheriff unless he has attained the age of twenty-one (21) years at the time of election, is a citizen of the United States and shall have resided within the county one (1) year next preceding his election.
(3) Each candidate shall file his declaration of candidacy with the county clerk.
(4) Each candidate who files a declaration of candidacy shall at the same time pay a filing fee of forty dollars ($40.00) which shall be deposited in the county treasury.
(5) Each person who has been elected to the office of sheriff for the first time shall complete a tutorial concerning current Idaho law and rules as prescribed by the Idaho peace officers standards and training academy, unless the person is already certified as a chief of police, peace officer or detention deputy in the state of Idaho, and shall attend the newly elected sheriffs’ school sponsored by the Idaho sheriffs’ association.
History:
[34-618, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 98, p. 351; am. 1996, ch. 28, sec. 14, p. 72; am. 2008, ch. 329, sec. 1, p. 901.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 6 - TIME OF ELECTIONS — OFFICERS ELECTED › Section 34-619 - ELECTION OF CLERKS OF DISTRICT COURTS — QUALIFICATIONS.

34-619. ELECTION OF CLERKS OF DISTRICT COURTS — QUALIFICATIONS. (1) At the general election, 1974, and every four (4) years thereafter, a clerk of the district court shall be elected in every county. The clerk of the district court shall be the ex officio auditor and recorder.
(2) No person shall be elected to the office of clerk of the district court unless he has attained the age of twenty-one (21) years at the time of his election, is a citizen of the United States, and shall have resided within the county one (1) year next preceding his election.
(3) Each candidate shall file his declaration of candidacy with the county clerk.
(4) Each candidate who files a declaration of candidacy shall at the same time pay a filing fee of forty dollars ($40.00) which shall be deposited in the county treasury.
History:
[34-619, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 99, p. 351; am. 1996, ch. 28, sec. 15, p. 73.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 6 - TIME OF ELECTIONS — OFFICERS ELECTED › Section 34-620 - ELECTION OF COUNTY TREASURERS — QUALIFICATIONS.

34-620. ELECTION OF COUNTY TREASURERS — QUALIFICATIONS. (1) At the general election, 1974, and every four (4) years thereafter, a county treasurer shall be elected in every county. The county treasurer shall be the ex officio public administrator and ex officio tax collector.
(2) No person shall be elected to the office of county treasurer unless he has attained the age of twenty-one (21) years at the time of his election, is a citizen of the United States and shall have resided within the county one (1) year next preceding his election.
(3) Each candidate shall file his declaration of candidacy with the county clerk.
(4) Each candidate who files a declaration of candidacy shall at the same time pay a filing fee of forty dollars ($40.00) which shall be deposited in the county treasury.
History:
[34-620, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 100, p. 351; am. 1971, ch. 193, sec. 2, p. 879; am. 1996, ch. 28, sec. 16, p. 73.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 6 - TIME OF ELECTIONS — OFFICERS ELECTED › Section 34-621 - ELECTION OF COUNTY ASSESSORS — QUALIFICATIONS.

34-621. ELECTION OF COUNTY ASSESSORS — QUALIFICATIONS. (1) At the general election, 1974, and every four (4) years thereafter, a county assessor shall be elected in every county.
(2) No person shall be elected to the office of county assessor unless he has attained the age of twenty-one (21) years at the time of his election, is a citizen of the United States and shall have resided within the county one (1) year next preceding his election.
(3) Each candidate shall file his declaration of candidacy with the county clerk.
(4) Each candidate who files a declaration of candidacy shall at the same time pay a filing fee of forty dollars ($40.00) which shall be deposited in the county treasury.
History:
[34-621, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 102, p. 351; am. 1971, ch. 193, sec. 3, p. 879; am. 1996, ch. 28, sec. 17, p. 74.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 6 - TIME OF ELECTIONS — OFFICERS ELECTED › Section 34-622 - ELECTION OF COUNTY CORONERS — QUALIFICATIONS.

34-622. ELECTION OF COUNTY CORONERS — QUALIFICATIONS. (1) At the general election, 1986, and every four (4) years thereafter, a coroner shall be elected in every county.
(2) No person shall be elected to the office of coroner unless he has attained the age of twenty-one (21) years at the time of his election, is a citizen of the United States and shall have resided within the county one (1) year next preceding his election.
(3) Each candidate shall file his declaration of candidacy with the county clerk.
(4) Each candidate who files a declaration of candidacy shall at the same time pay a filing fee of forty dollars ($40.00) which shall be deposited in the county treasury.
(5) All newly elected or appointed county coroners shall attend a coroner’s school within one (1) year of taking office. Such school shall be sponsored or endorsed by the Idaho state association of county coroners.
History:
[34-622, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 102, p. 351; am. 1994, ch. 54, sec. 5, p. 94; am. 1996, ch. 28, sec. 18, p. 74; am. 2010, ch. 355, sec. 2, p. 933.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 6 - TIME OF ELECTIONS — OFFICERS ELECTED › Section 34-623 - ELECTION OF COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS — QUALIFICATIONS.

34-623. ELECTION OF COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS — QUALIFICATIONS. (1) At the general election, 1984, and every four (4) years thereafter, a prosecuting attorney shall be elected in every county.
(2) No person shall be elected to the office of prosecuting attorney unless he has attained the age of twenty-one (21) years at the time of his election, is admitted to the practice of law within this state, is a citizen of the United States and a qualified elector within the county.
(3) Each candidate shall file his declaration of candidacy with the county clerk.
(4) Each candidate who files a declaration of candidacy shall at the same time pay a filing fee of forty dollars ($40.00) which shall be deposited in the county treasury.
History:
[34-623, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 103, p. 351; am. 1972, ch. 115, sec. 1, p. 230; am. 1984, ch. 80, sec. 1, p. 147; am. 1996, ch. 28, sec. 19, p. 74.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 6 - TIME OF ELECTIONS — OFFICERS ELECTED › Section 34-624 - ELECTION OF PRECINCT COMMITTEEMEN — QUALIFICATIONS.

34-624. ELECTION OF PRECINCT COMMITTEEMEN — QUALIFICATIONS. (1) At the primary election, 1980, and every two (2) years thereafter, a precinct committeeman for each political party shall be elected in every voting precinct within each county. The term of office of a precinct committeeman shall be from the eighth day following the primary election until the eighth day following the next succeeding primary election.
(2) No person shall be elected to the office of precinct committeeman unless he has attained the age of eighteen (18) years at the time of his election, is a citizen of the United States, and is a registered elector of the voting precinct for a period of six (6) months next preceding his election.
(3) Each candidate shall file a declaration of candidacy with the county clerk.
(4) No filing fee shall be charged any candidate at the time of his filing his declaration of candidacy.
History:
[34-624, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 104, p. 351; am. 1971, ch. 29, sec. 1, p. 73; am. 1972, ch. 128, sec. 1, p. 256; am. 1975, ch. 174, sec. 16, p. 469; am. 1979, ch. 309, sec. 3, p. 835; am. 1996, ch. 28, sec. 20, p. 75; am. 2011, ch. 285, sec. 5, p. 780; am. 2021, ch. 203, sec. 1, p. 554.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 6 - TIME OF ELECTIONS — OFFICERS ELECTED › Section 34-624A - ALTERNATIVE TO PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN — PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN AND VOTERS’ DELEGATE TO THE PARTY’S COUNTY AND DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.

34-624A. ALTERNATIVE TO PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN — PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN AND VOTERS’ DELEGATE TO THE PARTY’S COUNTY AND DISTRICT CONVENTIONS. (1) At least sixty (60) days prior to an election at which precinct committeemen are to be elected, the state chairman of any Idaho political party may request the secretary of state to replace, as to that party chairman’s party, the ballot position title of "precinct committeeman" with the ballot position title "precinct committeeman and voters’ delegate to the party’s county and district conventions." The party chairman making such a request to the secretary of state shall include with his request a sworn and acknowledged affidavit stating that he is the party chairman for his political party and that it is the state policy of his party that precinct committeemen be delegates to the party’s county and district conventions.
(2) Upon receipt of such request and affidavit, the secretary of state shall have the duty to implement the request when prescribing the form and content of ballots and related documents and when preparing ballot instructions for Idaho counties.
(3) After the secretary of state has ordered such use, whenever the title "precinct committeeman" or its plural form shall be used in the Idaho Code, the title shall be construed to include within its meaning the title "precinct committeeman and voters’ delegate to the party’s county and district conventions" or its plural form.
History:
[34-624A, added 1976, ch. 346, sec. 1, p. 1153.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 6 - TIME OF ELECTIONS — OFFICERS ELECTED › Section 34-625 - ELECTION OF HIGHWAY DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS IN SINGLE COUNTYWIDE DISTRICTS — QUALIFICATIONS.

34-625. ELECTION OF HIGHWAY DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS IN SINGLE COUNTYWIDE DISTRICTS — QUALIFICATIONS. (1) In each general election, highway district commissioners in single countywide districts shall be elected as provided for in section 40-1404, Idaho Code.
(2) No person shall be elected to the office of highway district commissioner unless he shall have attained the age of twenty-one (21) years at the time of his election, is a citizen of the United States, and shall be a resident of the highway district commissioner’s subdistrict for which he seeks office.
(3) Each candidate shall file a declaration of candidacy with the county clerk not less than ninety (90) days prior to the general election. Each declaration of candidacy shall also bear the following words: "I am a resident within the boundaries of Highway District Commissioner’s Subdistrict Number ….."
(4) Each candidate who files a declaration of candidacy shall at the same time pay a filing fee of ten dollars ($10.00) which shall be deposited in the county current expense fund.
History:
[34-625, as added by S.L. 1972, ch. 345, sec. 1, p. 1013; am. 1985, ch. 253, sec. 4, p. 701; am. 1987, ch. 75, sec. 1, p. 147; am. 1998, ch. 300, sec. 3, p. 991; am. 2007, ch. 313, sec. 1, p. 884.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 6 - TIME OF ELECTIONS — OFFICERS ELECTED › Section 34-625A - ELECTION OF HIGHWAY DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS IN CERTAIN SINGLE COUNTYWIDE DISTRICTS — QUALIFICATIONS.

34-625A. ELECTION OF HIGHWAY DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS IN CERTAIN SINGLE COUNTYWIDE DISTRICTS — QUALIFICATIONS. (1) In each general election, highway district commissioners in single countywide districts shall be elected as provided for in section 40-1404A, Idaho Code.
(2) No person shall be elected to the office of highway district commissioner unless he shall have attained the age of twenty-one (21) years at the time of his election, is a citizen of the United States, and shall be a resident of the highway district commissioner’s subdistrict for which he seeks office.
(3) Each candidate shall file a declaration of candidacy with the county clerk not less than ninety (90) days prior to the general election. Each declaration of candidacy shall also bear the following words: "I am a resident within the boundaries of Highway District Commissioner’s Subdistrict Number ….."
(4) Each candidate who files a declaration of candidacy shall at the same time pay a filing fee of ten dollars ($10.00) which shall be deposited in the county current expense fund.
History:
[34-625A, added 1998, ch. 300, sec. 4, p. 991; am. 2007, ch. 313, sec. 2, p. 884.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 6 - TIME OF ELECTIONS — OFFICERS ELECTED › Section 34-626 - PETITION IN LIEU OF FILING FEE.

34-626. PETITION IN LIEU OF FILING FEE. In lieu of paying the filing fee, candidates may qualify for the offices mentioned in section 34-604 through section 34-623, Idaho Code, by filing a declaration of candidacy and a nominating petition. The petition shall contain the signatures of qualified electors as follows:
(a) One thousand (1,000) for any statewide office;
(b) Five hundred (500) for any congressional district office (all signatures within proper district);
(c) Two hundred (200) for the office of district judge (all signatures within proper district);
(d) Fifty (50) for any legislative district office (all signatures within proper district);
(e) Five (5) for any county office (county commissioner signatures shall be within commissioner district).
Signatures on such nominating petitions shall be verified in the manner prescribed in section 34-1807, Idaho Code.
History:
[34-626, added 1996, ch. 28, sec. 22, p. 75.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 6 - TIME OF ELECTIONS — OFFICERS ELECTED › Section 34-627 - HOLDERS OF PARTISAN ELECTIVE OFFICE CHANGING POLITICAL PARTIES.

34-627. HOLDERS OF PARTISAN ELECTIVE OFFICE CHANGING POLITICAL PARTIES. Whenever any holder of a partisan elective office desires to change political parties, the change shall only be effective if the holder files a declaration of intent to change political parties with the election official with whom the holder of the partisan elective office has filed his declaration of candidacy for the office that the holder of the partisan elective office currently holds. After receiving the declaration of intent, the election official shall send a copy of the declaration to the affected political party central committees of both the political party, if any, that the holder of the partisan elective office desires to leave and the political party, if any, that the holder of the partisan elective office desires to join. A holder of a partisan elective office cannot change political parties between the date the holder of partisan elective office files for the primary election through three (3) months after the general election in which the partisan elective office was on the ballot. A holder of a partisan elective office only may change political parties pursuant to this section once per term. The election official shall be authorized to charge a holder of a partisan elective office desiring to change his political party a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) fee to defray the election official’s expenses in administering the provisions of this section.
History:
[34-627, added 1997, ch. 202, sec. 1, p. 577; am. 2017, ch. 21, sec. 1, p. 39.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 7 - NOMINATIONS — CONVENTIONS — PRIMARY ELECTIONS › Section 34-701 - DECLARATIONS OF CANDIDACY AND PETITIONS — FORM PRESCRIBED BY SECRETARY OF STATE — FILING FEES.

34-701. DECLARATIONS OF CANDIDACY AND PETITIONS — FORM PRESCRIBED BY SECRETARY OF STATE — FILING FEES. (1) The secretary of state shall prescribe the form for all declarations of candidacy and petitions required to be filed for any office. This form shall be uniform throughout the state; provided, however, that a candidate for judicial office must designate the particular office that he seeks, both in his petitions and declaration of candidacy.
(2) Declarations of candidacy shall include campaign contact information, including phone numbers.
(3) The form described in subsection (1) of this section shall include a sworn verification that the person satisfies the legal qualifications for the office being sought. Any person filing a form described in subsection (1) of this section shall disclose on such form whether the person has claimed an exemption under section 63-602G, Idaho Code, and the address of any homestead for which such exemption is claimed by the person and, if married, the person’s spouse.
(4) All filing fees shall be paid in cash, cashier’s check, postal money orders, credit card, debit card, or personal check. Any transaction cost associated with processing a credit card or debit card payment that is charged to the office receiving a candidate filing fee may be added to said filing fee.
History:
[34-701, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 105, p. 351; am. 1970, ch. 231, sec. 2, p. 643; am. 1983, ch. 213, sec. 4, p. 591; am. 2022, ch. 10, sec. 1, p. 24; am. 2022, ch. 81, sec. 3, p. 230; am. 2022, ch. 305, sec. 1, p. 964; am. 2023, ch. 218, sec. 9, p. 613.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 7 - NOMINATIONS — CONVENTIONS — PRIMARY ELECTIONS › Section 34-702 - REQUIREMENTS FOR WRITE-IN CANDIDATES AT PRIMARY.

34-702. REQUIREMENTS FOR WRITE-IN CANDIDATES AT PRIMARY. (1) In addition to possessing all other qualifications, in order to become a candidate of a political party at the general election, those candidates whose names are written in at the primary election must:
(a) Receive at least the following number of write-in votes at the primary election:
(i) One thousand (1,000) for any statewide office;
(ii) Five hundred (500) for a congressional district office;
(iii) Fifty (50) for a legislative district office; or
(iv) Five (5) for a county office; and
(b) File a declaration of intent for that office, pursuant to section 34-702A, Idaho Code.
(2) Candidates who are required to file with the secretary of state shall pay the filing fee required for that office no later than the deadline for filing a declaration of intent pursuant to section 34-702A, Idaho Code, or shall file a petition pursuant to section 34-626, Idaho Code.
(3) No write-ins shall be allowed for judicial office.
History:
[34-702, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 106, p. 351; am. 1970, ch. 231, sec. 3, p. 643; am. 1976, ch. 60, sec. 1, p. 202; am. 1996, ch. 28, sec. 23, p. 75; am. 2020, ch. 69, sec. 1, p. 157.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 7 - NOMINATIONS — CONVENTIONS — PRIMARY ELECTIONS › Section 34-702A - DECLARATION OF INTENT FOR WRITE-IN CANDIDATES.

34-702A. DECLARATION OF INTENT FOR WRITE-IN CANDIDATES. (1) No write-in vote for any office in a primary, special, or general election shall be counted unless a completed declaration of intent form has been filed indicating that the person desires the office and is legally qualified to assume the duties of said office if elected. The declaration of intent shall be filed with the secretary of state if for a federal, state, or legislative district office and with the county clerk if for a county or party precinct committeeman office. Such declaration of intent shall be filed no later than the ninth Friday before the day of election. For a write-in candidate for president, the declaration shall include a certification of the write-in candidate’s vice presidential and presidential electors, all of whom must be qualified to serve in their respective offices. The secretary of state shall prescribe the form for said declarations.
(2) In those counties that utilize optical scan ballots, an elector shall not place on the ballot a sticker bearing the name of a person or use any other method or device, except writing, to vote for a person whose name is not printed on the ballot.
History:
[34-702A, added 1983, ch. 213, sec. 5, p. 592; am. 1992, ch. 176, sec. 3, p. 555; am. 1993, ch. 313, sec. 4, p. 1159; am. 1999, ch. 221, sec. 1, p. 588; am. 2001, ch. 272, sec. 1, p. 994; am. 2010, ch. 162, sec. 1, p. 335; am. 2020, ch. 69, sec. 2, p. 157; am. 2021, ch. 272, sec. 1, p. 823; am. 2021, ch. 325, sec. 2, p. 992; am. 2023, ch. 249, sec. 1, p. 766.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 7 - NOMINATIONS — CONVENTIONS — PRIMARY ELECTIONS › Section 34-703 - NOMINATION AT PRIMARY.

34-703. NOMINATION AT PRIMARY. (1) All political party candidates for United States senator and representative in congress and all political party candidates for elective state, district and county offices, except candidates for judicial office, at general elections shall be nominated at the primary elections, or shall have their names placed on the general election ballot as provided by law, and shall comply with the provisions of this act.
(2) All candidates for judicial office shall be nominated or elected at the primary election, as provided by section 34-1217, Idaho Code.
(3) Independent candidates shall not be voted on at primary elections.
History:
[I.C., sec. 34-703, as added by 1971, ch. 5, sec. 2, p. 11; am. 1972, ch. 46, sec. 3, p. 84; am. 1976, ch. 60, sec. 2, p. 202.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 7 - NOMINATIONS — CONVENTIONS — PRIMARY ELECTIONS › Section 34-704 - DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY.

34-704. DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY. (1) Any person legally qualified to hold such office is entitled to become a candidate and file his declaration of candidacy. Each political party candidate for precinct, state, district or county office shall file his declaration of candidacy in the proper office between 8:00 a.m. on the twelfth Monday preceding the primary election and 5:00 p.m. on the tenth Friday preceding the primary election. All political party candidates shall declare their party affiliation in their declaration of candidacy and shall be affiliated with a party at the time of filing. A candidate shall be deemed affiliated with the political party if the candidate submits a party affiliation form along with the declaration of candidacy to the filing official. The filing official shall reject any declaration of candidacy for partisan office in a primary election from candidates who are not affiliated with a political party. Candidates for nonpartisan office shall file during the period provided for in this section.
(2) Candidates who file a declaration of candidacy under a party name and are not nominated at the primary election shall not be allowed to appear on the general election ballot under any other political party name, nor as an independent candidate.
(3) Independent candidates shall file their declaration of candidacy in the manner provided in section 34-708, Idaho Code.
(4) All information in declarations of candidacy shall be made publicly available upon request, except that the Idaho residential street address and telephone number of a judicial officer may be exempt from disclosure pursuant to sections 19-6002 [19-6202] and 74-106(30), Idaho Code.
History:
[34-704, added 1971, ch. 5, sec. 3, p. 11; am. 1971, ch. 188, sec. 1, p. 867; am. 1972, ch. 46, sec. 4, p. 84; am. 1972, ch. 346, sec. 1, p. 1015; am. 1975, ch. 174, sec. 17, p. 469; am. 1976, ch. 60, sec. 3, p. 202; am. 1979, ch. 309, sec. 4, p. 835; am. 1983, ch. 213, sec. 6, p. 592; am. 1984, ch. 8, sec. 1, p. 12; am. 1984, ch. 173, sec. 3, p. 418; am. 1989, ch. 70, sec. 1, p. 111; am. 2003, ch. 48, sec. 10, p. 185; am. 2012, ch. 211, sec. 5, p. 575; am. 2022, ch. 305, sec. 2, p. 965; am. 2023, ch. 179, sec. 2, p. 484.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 7 - NOMINATIONS — CONVENTIONS — PRIMARY ELECTIONS › Section 34-705 - WITH WHOM DECLARATIONS FILED.

34-705. WITH WHOM DECLARATIONS FILED. (1) All candidates for county offices, whether political party candidates or independent candidates, and all political party candidates for precinct offices shall file their declarations of candidacy with the county clerk of their respective counties. All candidates for district, state and federal offices shall file their declarations of candidacy with the secretary of state.
(2) The secretary of state shall certify to the county clerks, within ten (10) days after the filing deadline, the names of the political party candidates who filed for federal, state and district offices and are qualified for placement on the ballot.
(3) The secretary of state shall certify the name of a candidate being appointed by the appropriate central committee pursuant to section 34-714, Idaho Code, by no later than the next business day after the appointment is received in the secretary of state’s office, if received after the certification of candidates to the county clerks under subsection (2) of this section.
History:
[I.C., sec. 34-705, as added by 1971, ch. 5, sec. 4, p. 11; am. 1971 (E.S.), ch. 9, sec. 3, p. 20; am. 1976, ch. 60, sec. 4, p. 203; am. 2019, ch. 96, sec. 8, p. 347.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 7 - NOMINATIONS — CONVENTIONS — PRIMARY ELECTIONS › Section 34-706 - NOTIFICATION TO PARTIES.

34-706. NOTIFICATION TO PARTIES. Within three (3) days after the deadline for filing declarations of political party candidacy the county clerk shall notify the county central committee of each political party of the candidates who have filed for county and precinct offices under the party name and are qualified.
Within three (3) days after the deadline for filing declarations of political party candidacy the secretary of state shall notify the legislative district central committee of each political party of the legislative candidates who have filed under the party name and are qualified.
Within three (3) days after the deadline for filing declarations of political party candidacy the secretary of state shall notify the state central committee of each political party of the candidates who have filed for federal and state offices under the party name and are qualified.
History:
[I.C., sec. 34-706, as added by 1971, ch. 5, sec. 5, p. 11; am. 1971, ch. 188, sec. 2, p. 867; am. 1971 (E.S.), ch. 9, sec. 4, p. 20; am. 1976, ch. 60, sec. 5, p. 203; am. 1989, ch. 70, sec. 2, p. 112.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 7 - NOMINATIONS — CONVENTIONS — PRIMARY ELECTIONS › Section 34-707 - PARTY CONVENTIONS.

34-707. PARTY CONVENTIONS. A state convention shall be held by each political party in each election year at a time and place determined by the state central committee. The state central committee chairman shall preside and cause notice to be given to each legislative district central committee and each county central committee at the earliest possible date.
Each state convention shall write and adopt rules and regulations governing the conduct of their respective conventions.
At their convention each political party may:
(1) Adopt and write a party platform.
(2) Elect any desired officers not otherwise provided for by law.
(3) In the year of presidential elections (a) elect delegates to the national convention in the manner prescribed by national party rules; (b) elect a national committeeman and a national committeewoman; and (c) select presidential electors.
(4) Adopt rules, regulations and directives regarding party policies, practices and procedures.
History:
[34-707, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 111, p. 351; am. 1971, ch. 5, sec. 6, p. 11; am. 1971 (E.S.), ch. 9, sec. 5, p. 20; am. 1973, ch. 122, sec. 1, p. 232; am. 1980, ch. 236, sec. 1, p. 524; am. 2003, ch. 94, sec. 1, p. 279.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 7 - NOMINATIONS — CONVENTIONS — PRIMARY ELECTIONS › Section 34-708 - INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES.

34-708. INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES. (1) No person may offer himself as an independent candidate at the primary election.
(2) Any person who desires to offer himself as an independent candidate for federal, state, district, or county office may do so by complying strictly with the provisions of this section. In order to be recognized as an independent candidate, each such candidate must file with the proper officer as provided by section 34-705, Idaho Code, a declaration of candidacy as an independent candidate, during the period specified in section 34-704, Idaho Code. Such declaration must state that he is offering himself as an independent candidate, must declare that he has no political party affiliation, and must declare the office for which he seeks election. Each such declaration must be accompanied by a petition containing the following number of signatures of qualified electors:
(a) One thousand (1,000) for any statewide office;
(b) Five hundred (500) for any congressional district office;
(c) Fifty (50) for any legislative district office;
(d) Five (5) for any county office.
(3) Signatures on the petitions required in this section shall be verified in the manner prescribed in section 34-1807, Idaho Code, on a form similar to that used for recall petitions under chapter 17, title 34, Idaho Code, as prescribed by the secretary of state.
(4) If all of the requirements of this section have been met, the proper officer shall cause the name of each independent candidate who has qualified to be placed on the general election ballot, according to instructions of the secretary of state.
History:
[34-708, added 1976, ch. 60, sec. 6, p. 204; am. 1979, ch. 309, sec. 5, p. 836; am. 1995, ch. 115, sec. 1, p. 385; am. 1996, ch. 28, sec. 24, p. 76; am. 2003, ch. 293, sec. 1, p. 795; am. 2021, ch. 272, sec. 2, p. 823.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 7 - NOMINATIONS — CONVENTIONS — PRIMARY ELECTIONS › Section 34-708A - INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT.

34-708A. INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT. (1) Persons who desire to be independent candidates for the offices of president and vice president, must file declarations of candidacy as independent candidates during the period set forth in section 34-704, Idaho Code. Such declarations must state that such persons are offering themselves as independent candidates and must declare that they have no political party affiliation. The declarations shall have attached thereto a petition signed by one thousand (1,000) qualified electors.
(2) The candidates for president and vice president shall be considered as candidates for one (1) office, and only one (1) such petition need be filed for both offices.
(3) Signatures on the petitions required in this section shall be verified in the manner prescribed in section 34-1807, Idaho Code, on a form similar to that used for recall petitions under chapter 17, title 34, Idaho Code, as prescribed by the secretary of state; except that the petition circulators are not required to be Idaho residents.
History:
[34-708A, added 1977, ch. 14, sec. 1, p. 30; am. 1979, ch. 309, sec. 6, p. 836; am. 1985, ch. 42, sec. 3, p. 89; am. 1987, ch. 262, sec. 2, p. 555; am. 1996, ch. 28, sec. 25, p. 77; am. 2011, ch. 285, sec. 6, p. 781; am. 2021, ch. 208, sec. 1, p. 575; am. 2021, ch. 272, sec. 3, p. 824.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 7 - NOMINATIONS — CONVENTIONS — PRIMARY ELECTIONS › Section 34-711 - CERTIFICATION OF CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.

34-711. CERTIFICATION OF CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. The state chairman of each political party shall certify the names of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates and presidential electors to the secretary of state on or before September 1, unless a five (5) day extension is granted by the secretary of state, in order for them to appear on the general election ballot. The secretary of state shall certify such candidates to the county clerks at the same time as certification of political party candidates nominated for state and federal offices by the voters in the primary election.
History:
[34-711, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 115, p. 351; am. 1972, ch. 346, sec. 2, p. 1015; am. 1976, ch. 60, sec. 7, p. 204; am. 1984, ch. 131, sec. 3, p. 306; am. 1985, ch. 42, sec. 4, p. 89; am. 2003, ch. 94, sec. 2, p. 280.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 7 - NOMINATIONS — CONVENTIONS — PRIMARY ELECTIONS › Section 34-711A - CERTIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.

34-711A. CERTIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. Independent candidates who have qualified for ballot status pursuant to section 34-708A, Idaho Code, shall certify the names of presidential electors to the secretary of state on or before September 1, in order for them to appear on the general election ballot. The secretary of state shall certify the independent presidential electors, and the independent candidates for president and vice-president, to the county clerks on or before September 7.
History:
[34-711A, added 1977, ch. 14, sec. 2, p. 30; am. 1984, ch. 131, sec. 4, p. 306; am. 1985, ch. 42, sec. 5, p. 90.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 7 - NOMINATIONS — CONVENTIONS — PRIMARY ELECTIONS › Section 34-712 - SAMPLE FORM FOR PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOTS.

34-712. SAMPLE FORM FOR PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOTS. The secretary of state shall provide the sample form of the primary election ballot to each of the county clerks no later than forty (40) days prior to the primary. The sample ballot shall contain the proper political party candidates to be voted upon within the county whose declarations were filed and certified in the office of the secretary of state with instructions for the placing of political party candidates seeking the political party nomination for county and precinct offices. If a county is within more than one (1) legislative district, the secretary of state shall provide a sample ballot for each legislative district which includes part of the county.
History:
[34-712, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 116, p. 351; am. 1970, ch. 231, sec. 4, p. 643; am. 1971, ch. 188, sec. 4, p. 867; am. 1971 (E.S.), ch. 9, sec. 6, p. 20; am. 1972, ch. 346, sec. 3, p. 1015; am. 1976, ch. 60, sec. 8, p. 204.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 7 - NOMINATIONS — CONVENTIONS — PRIMARY ELECTIONS › Section 34-713 - PREPARATION OF PRIMARY BALLOTS.

34-713. PREPARATION OF PRIMARY BALLOTS. (1) Upon receipt of the sample ballot and instructions from the secretary of state, each county clerk shall print and prepare the official primary ballots for the forthcoming election. The printing of the ballots shall be a county expense and paid out of the county treasury.
(2) Each county clerk shall cause to be published on the earliest date possible in May the names of all the political party candidates who shall appear on the primary ballot. The names shall be listed alphabetically under each particular office title.
History:
[34-713, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 117, p. 351; am. 1975, ch. 174, sec. 13, p. 469; am. 1976, ch. 60, sec. 9, p. 205; am. 1979, ch. 309, sec. 7, p. 837; am. 2012, ch. 33, sec. 3, p. 103; am. 2015, ch. 292, sec. 5, p. 1168; am. 2023, ch. 208, sec. 5, p. 576.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 7 - NOMINATIONS — CONVENTIONS — PRIMARY ELECTIONS › Section 34-714 - FILLING VACANCIES IN SLATE OF POLITICAL PARTY CANDIDATES OCCURRING PRIOR TO PRIMARY ELECTION.

34-714. FILLING VACANCIES IN SLATE OF POLITICAL PARTY CANDIDATES OCCURRING PRIOR TO PRIMARY ELECTION. (1) Vacancies that occur before the primary election in the slate of candidates of any political party because of the death, disqualification for any reason, or withdrawal from the nomination process by the candidate, shall be filled in the following manner if only one (1) candidate declared for that particular office:
(a) By the county central committee if the vacancy occurs for the office of precinct committeeman or for a county office.
(b) By the legislative district central committee if the vacancy occurs for the office of state representative or state senator.
(c) By the state central committee if the vacancy occurs for a federal or state office.
The county and legislative district central committee shall fill the vacancy within fifteen (15) days from the date the vacancy occurred. The state central committee shall fill the vacancy within thirty (30) days from the date the vacancy occurred.
Any political party candidate so appointed by the proper central committee must, in order to have his name on the primary ballot, file a declaration of candidacy and pay the required filing fee.
(2) No central committee shall fill any vacancy which occurs within ten (10) days prior to the primary election. Vacancies which occur during this ten (10) day period because of the death, disqualification for any reason, or withdrawal from the nomination process by the candidate shall be filled according to the provisions of section 34-715, Idaho Code.
(3) Vacancies that occur in a slate of candidates for precinct committeeman within ten (10) days prior to the primary election shall not be filled.
History:
[34-714, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 118, p. 351; am. 1971 (E.S.), ch. 9, sec. 7, p. 20; am. 1975, ch. 21, sec. 3, p. 30; am. 1976, ch. 60, sec. 10, p. 205; am. 1989, ch. 70, sec. 3, p. 112; am. 1996, ch. 28, sec. 26, p. 77; am. 1999, ch. 222, sec. 1, p. 588.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 7 - NOMINATIONS — CONVENTIONS — PRIMARY ELECTIONS › Section 34-715 - FILLING OF VACANCIES OCCURRING BEFORE OR AFTER PRIMARY ELECTION.

34-715. FILLING OF VACANCIES OCCURRING BEFORE OR AFTER PRIMARY ELECTION. Vacancies that occur during the ten (10) day period before a primary election, or after the primary election but at least ten (10) days before the general election in the slate of candidates of any political party, except candidates for precinct committeeman, shall be filled in the following manner:
(1) By the county central committee if it is a vacancy by a candidate for a county office.
(2) By the legislative district central committee if it is a vacancy by a candidate for the state legislature.
(3) By the state central committee if it is a vacancy by a candidate for a federal or a state office.
The county and legislative district central committee shall fill the vacancy within fifteen (15) days from the date the vacancy occurred. The state central committee shall fill the vacancy within thirty (30) days from the date the vacancy occurred.
Any political party candidate so appointed by the proper central committee must, in order to have his name on the general ballot, file a declaration of candidacy and pay the required filing fee.
Vacancies that occur in a slate of candidates for precinct committeeman within ten (10) days prior to the primary election shall not be filled.
History:
[34-715, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 119, p. 351; am. 1972, ch. 346, sec. 4, p. 1015; am. 1976, ch. 60, sec. 11, p. 207; am. 1977, ch. 21, sec. 1, p. 43; am. 1983, ch. 213, sec. 7, p. 592; am. 1996, ch. 28, sec. 27, p. 77; am. 1999, ch. 222, sec. 2, p. 589.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 7 - NOMINATIONS — CONVENTIONS — PRIMARY ELECTIONS › Section 34-716 - VACANCIES OF CANDIDATES FOR NONPARTISAN OFFICES OCCURRING BEFORE GENERAL ELECTION NOT FILLED — EXCEPTIONS — JUDICIAL OFFICES.

34-716. VACANCIES OF CANDIDATES FOR NONPARTISAN OFFICES OCCURRING BEFORE GENERAL ELECTION NOT FILLED — EXCEPTIONS — JUDICIAL OFFICES. (1) All vacancies of candidates for nonpartisan offices that occur after the primary election but before the general election, except vacancies in the offices of nominated candidates for judicial office which shall be filled as provided in this section, shall not be filled.
(2) If a candidate for judicial office has received a majority of the votes cast for the office at the primary election, he shall be deemed elected as provided by section 34-1217, Idaho Code. Thereafter, if the judge-elect dies, moves from the state, or otherwise becomes ineligible to serve in the judicial office, the secretary of state shall declare that a vacancy exists in the judicial office, but that no other candidate for the office will be offered at the general election. The vacancy shall be filled as provided by law, as if the judge-elect had already assumed office.
(3) If three (3) or more candidates sought a judicial office at the primary election, and no candidate for the judicial office received a majority of the votes cast for the office at the primary election, and either of the candidates certified to be a nominee at the general election dies, moves from the state, or otherwise becomes ineligible to serve in the judicial office, the secretary of state shall cause the name or names of the candidate or candidates receiving the next highest number of votes cast at the primary election after the two (2) candidates certified, to be certified as nominees for the judicial office at the general election, so that two (2) candidates shall be offered for each judicial office to be filled. In the event only one (1) vacancy on the general election ballot is to be filled by the procedure outlined in this subsection, and there exists a tie among two (2) or more judicial candidates receiving the next highest number of votes, such candidates, or their personal designees, shall meet in the office of the secretary of state at a time fixed by him upon ten (10) days written notice to such interested candidates, or their designees, and a candidate to fill each such vacancy on the general election ballot shall be selected by lot from the candidates receiving the same number of votes at the primary election. The secretary of state shall cause the name of the persons so selected to appear on the general election ballot.
History:
[34-716, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 120, p. 351; am. 1972, ch. 333, sec. 1, p. 841.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 7 - NOMINATIONS — CONVENTIONS — PRIMARY ELECTIONS › Section 34-717 - WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDACY.

34-717. WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDACY. (1) A candidate for nomination or candidate for election to a partisan office may withdraw from the election by filing a notarized statement of withdrawal with the officer with whom his declaration of candidacy was filed. The statement must contain all information necessary to identify the candidate and the office sought and the reason for withdrawal. The filing officer shall immediately notify the proper central committee of the party, if any, of the individual withdrawing. A candidate may not withdraw later than forty-five (45) days before an election, except in the case of a primary election, when the deadline shall be no later than the eighth Friday preceding the primary election, or a general election, when the deadline shall be no later than September 7. Filing fees paid by the candidate shall not be refunded.
(2) Any candidate who has filed a statement of withdrawal pursuant to this section shall not be allowed to be appointed to fill a vacancy unless such vacancy occurs because of the death of a previous candidate.
History:
[34-717, added 1983, ch. 213, sec. 8, p. 593; am. 1999, ch. 222, sec. 3, p. 590; am. 2011, ch. 11, sec. 12, p. 31; am. 2015, ch. 155, sec. 1, p. 545.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 7 - NOMINATIONS — CONVENTIONS — PRIMARY ELECTIONS › Section 34-740 - RULES.

34-740. RULES. The secretary of state as chief election officer may adopt such rules as are necessary to facilitate the operation, accomplishment and purpose of this chapter.
History:
[34-740, added 1975, ch. 174, sec. 10, p. 469; am. 2015, ch. 292, sec. 7, p. 1170.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 34 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 9 - BALLOTS › Section 34-901 - OFFICIAL ELECTION BALLOT IDENTIFICATION.

34-901. OFFICIAL ELECTION BALLOT IDENTIFICATION. (1) The county clerk shall provide that all election ballots are identified as official. Each ballot shall have upon its face the date and year of the election in which it is used and the words "Official Election Ballot."
(2) The clerk in a county that utilizes optical scan ballots shall ensure that:
(a) The official election ballot identification is printed on each ballot issued; and
(b) Each ballot contains a unique marking to prevent duplication of official election ballots.
(3) The clerk in a county that utilizes paper or other ballots shall provide an official election stamp of such character or device and of such material as the board of county commissioners may select. In the event such stamp is lost, destroyed or unavailable upon election day, the distributing clerk shall initial each ballot and write "stamped" upon the ballot in the appropriate place.
History:
[34-901, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 121, p. 351; am. 2013, ch. 285, sec. 2, p. 736.]