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HB 139: VOTING – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the conditions under which a voter may cast an absentee ballot and how a voter may receive an absentee ballot application.

Amends Idaho Code sections 34-1001 and 34-1002 to restrict absentee ballot eligibility to specific circumstances (military service, illness, work/school, religious missions, out-of-county second homes, age 65+, mail precincts) and prohibit misrepresentations of eligibility. Prohibits unsolicited or prefilled absentee applications.

Status

Reported Printed (February 5, 2025) · Originated in the Idaho House · Introduced February 4, 2025

Sponsors

  • STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Committees

  • JRA for Printing

Bill history

  • February 4, 2025 — House: Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
  • February 5, 2025 — House: Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs

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