34-1101. OPENING AND CLOSING OF POLLS. (1) At all elections conducted pursuant to title 34, Idaho Code, the polls shall be opened at 8:00 A.M. and remain open until all registered electors of that precinct have appeared and voted or until 8:00 P.M. of the same day, whichever comes first. The county clerk, at his […]
34-1102. CHANGING POLLING PLACE — PROCLAMATION AND NOTICE. Whenever it shall become impossible or inconvenient to hold an election at the place designated therefor, the judges of election, after assembling and before receiving any vote, may adjourn to the nearest convenient place for holding the election, and at such adjourned place forthwith proceed with the […]
34-1103. OPENING BALLOT BOXES. (1) In the presence of bystanders the judges of elections shall break the sealed packages of election ballots and other supplies. (2) Before receiving any ballots the judges shall open and exhibit, close and lock the ballot boxes, and thereafter they shall not be removed from the polling place until all […]
34-1104. JUDGES MAY ADMINISTER OATHS — CHALLENGE OF VOTERS. Any judge may administer and certify any oath required to be administered during the progress of an election or challenge any elector. History: [34-1104, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 176, p. 351.]
34-1105. DUTIES OF CONSTABLE. The judges of election may appoint some capable person to act as election constable during the election, and he shall have the power to make arrests for disturbance of the peace, as provided by law for constables, and he shall allow no one within the voting area except those who go […]
34-1106. SIGNING COMBINATION ELECTION RECORD AND POLL BOOK — DELIVERY OF BALLOT TO ELECTOR. (1) An elector desiring to vote shall state his name and address to the judge or clerk in charge of the combination election record and poll book. (2) Before receiving his ballot, each elector shall sign his name in the combination […]
34-1106A. ELECTRONIC POLL BOOK AUTHORIZED. (1) A county may adopt the use of any electronic poll book that has been certified by the secretary of state for use in this state. A county that opts to use electronic poll books shall notify the secretary of state of that decision. (2) The secretary of state shall […]
34-1107. MANNER OF VOTING. On receipt of his ballot the elector shall retire to a vacant voting booth and mark his ballot according to the instructions provided by law. After marking his ballot, the elector shall present himself to the judge at the ballot box and state his name and residence. The elector shall then […]
34-1108. ASSISTANCE TO VOTER. (1) If any registered elector is unable, due to physical or other disability, to enter the polling place, he may be handed a ballot outside the polling place but within forty (40) feet thereof by one (1) of the election clerks, and in his presence but in a secret manner, mark […]
34-1109. SPOILED BALLOTS. No person shall take or remove any ballot from the polling place. If an elector inadvertently or by mistake spoils a ballot, he shall return it folded to the distributing clerk, who shall give him another ballot. The ballot thus returned shall, without examination, be immediately cancelled by writing across the back, […]
34-1110. OFFICERS NOT TO DIVULGE INFORMATION. No judge or clerk shall communicate to anyone any information as to the name or number on the registry list of any elector who has not applied for a ballot, or who has not voted at the polling place; and no judge, clerk or other person whomsoever, shall interfere […]
34-1111. CHALLENGING VOTERS. In case any person offering to vote is challenged one (1) of the judges must declare the qualifications of an elector to such person. If the person so challenged then declares himself duly qualified, and the challenge is not withdrawn, one (1) of the judges shall then tender him the elector’s oath, […]
34-1112. HANDBOOK OF ELECTOR’S QUALIFICATIONS. The secretary of state shall prepare a handbook which sets forth the qualifications of an elector which shall aid the judges of election to determine whether a person is qualified to vote at the election. A sufficient number of these handbooks shall be transmitted to each county clerk who shall […]
34-1113. IDENTIFICATION AT THE POLLS. All voters shall be required to provide personal identification before voting at the polls or at absent electors polling places as required by section 34-1006, Idaho Code. The personal identification that may be presented shall be one (1) of the following: (1) An Idaho driver’s license or identification card issued […]
34-1114. AFFIDAVIT IN LIEU OF PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION. If a voter is not able to present personal identification as required in section 34-1113, Idaho Code, the voter may complete an affidavit in lieu of the personal identification. The affidavit shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state and shall require the voter to […]
