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ID H0392
Bill
Status
1/19/2012
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
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Changes Idaho primary election date from the third Tuesday in May to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in August of each even-numbered year.
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Repeals sections 34-731 through 34-739, Idaho Code, which governed the presidential preference primary election, eliminating Idaho's separate presidential primary.
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Removes all references to presidential primary elections throughout Idaho Code sections 34-102, 34-601, 34-713, 34-1205, and 34-1208.
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Adds primary elections as an authorized election date in section 34-106, allowing school districts and community colleges to hold elections on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in August.
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Declares an emergency, making the act effective immediately upon passage and approval.
Legislative Description
Amends existing law relating to elections to revise the date on which primary elections shall be held and to delete references to the presidential primary election.
PRIMARY ELECTIONS
Last Action
to St Aff
1/20/2012