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ID H0501
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/18/2026
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
- Petition circulators for initiatives and referendums must be qualified electors of Idaho, removing the previous explicit requirement that they be at least 18 years of age and residents
- Paid petition circulators must verbally disclose to potential signers that they are being paid and identify who is paying them
- Each petition page circulated by paid gatherers must include a printed declaration stating the circulator is being paid and listing the names of all persons or entities providing payment
- Paid circulators must wear a clearly visible badge displaying "paid petition circulator" and the names of entities paying them, with specifications to be established by the Secretary of State
- Petitions circulated in violation of these disclosure requirements are void, and the act takes effect July 1, 2026 under an emergency declaration
Legislative Description
Amends existing law to require signature gatherers to be qualified electors and to require paid signature gatherers to provide the name of the persons or entities that are paying them on their badge.
BALLOT MEASURES
Last Action
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
2/19/2026
Committee Referrals
State Affairs2/19/2026
State Affairs1/21/2026
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