IdahoIdaho law requires contact details on local election petitions
Idaho law requires local election petitions to list candidates’ phone numbers and email addresses, and subdivision clerks to send county clerks maps of their subdistricts.
What it does
Local election petitions include candidates’ phone numbers and email addresses. Petition information must be made public when requested.
Each political subdivision’s clerk must give the county clerk a detailed map showing all its subdistricts.
Argument forListing phone numbers and email addresses on petitions could help voters and clerks reach candidates about local elections.
Argument againstMaking petition information public on request could expose candidates to unwanted contact or make some people less willing to run.
More detail
Nominating petitions must include candidates’ phone numbers and email addresses, and petition information must be made public when requested. These rules cover nominating petitions for candidates in political subdivisions. The public may request information in nominating petitions. These provisions took effect July 1, 2026.
Each political subdivision’s clerk must give the county clerk an accurate, detailed map of all the subdivision’s subdistricts. The map must show all subdistricts of the political subdivision. The map is due by January 1 of each year when an election may be held. This provision took effect July 1, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Apr 1Signed by Governor Brad Little on 03/31/26 Session Law Chapter 235 Effective: 07/01/2026Became Law
- Mar 30Reported delivered to Governor at 2 p.m. on 03/30/26To Governor
- Mar 30Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to GovernorMinor
- Mar 30Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to SenateMajor
- Mar 30Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of SpeakerMajor
- Mar 27Returned From House Passed; referred to enrollingMinor
- Mar 26Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 1 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 64-6-0AYES – Barbieri, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Beiswenger, Cayler, Garner, Hawkins, PriceAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - DygertTitle apvd - to SenatePassed 2nd Chamber
- Vote recorded Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 1 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required –. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 26Read second time; Filed for Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 25Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second ReadingMinor
- Mar 19Read First Time, Referred to State AffairsMinor
- Vote recorded Read third time in full –. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 19Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- Mar 19Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – 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, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - BerntTitle apvd - to HousePassed 1st Chamber
- Mar 17Read second time; filed for Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 16Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second readingMinor
- Mar 10Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs
- Mar 9Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for PrintingIntroduced
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