HOUSE BILL 561
RS31171 / H0561
This legislation updates the requirements of the canvass period following an election. The canvass is the review of votes cast by the clerk's office following election day and before the board of canvassers meets to make the results official. This changes the abstract of results to become a canvass report to be more in line with the best practices around the country. The U.S. Election Assistance Commission has published suggested best practices for what should be included in a canvass. This bill will allow many of those practices to be put in place in Idaho, giving more information to the board of canvassers and the public following an election.
This legislation causes no additional expenditure of funds at the state, county, or local level of government nor does it cause an increase or decrease in revenue for state, county, or local governments therefore the legislation has no fiscal impact. The legislation simply changes the reporting of activities that are already being performed.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/13 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing |
| 02/14 | Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs |
| 03/11 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 03/12 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| 03/13 | Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-0-1 AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew(Beazer), Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(McKnight), Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Tanner Floor Sponsor - Lambert Title apvd - to Senate |
| 03/14 | Received from the House passed; filed for first reading |
| 03/14 | Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs |
| 03/18 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 03/19 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 03/20 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – Den Hartog Floor Sponsor - Herndon Title apvd - to House |
| 03/21 | Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling |
| 03/21 | Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate |
| 03/21 | Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker |
| 03/21 | Signed by President; returned to House |
| 03/22 | Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor |
| 03/25 | Delivered to Governor at 12:10 p.m. on March 22, 2024 |
| 03/27 | Reported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2024 Session Law Chapter 201 Effective: 07/01/2024 |