Law
Independent candidates
ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to revise candidate filing deadlines for independent candidates for president and vice president.

RS31497 / H0661

This legislation will provide a new date by which independent candidates for the offices of President and Vice President of the United States of America may qualify for the Idaho general election ballot.

This legislation will have no impact on the general fund or local funds.

Bill Events
Date Description
02/26 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
02/26 Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
02/29 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
03/01 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
03/01 Rules Suspended: Ayes 63 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 7, read in full as required – PASSED - 63-0-7
AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Allgood, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cheatum, Chew(Hansen), Cornilles, Crane(12)(Crane), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Furniss, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – None
Absent – Andrus, Cannon, Clow, Erickson, Galaviz, Palmer, Shepherd
Floor Sponsor - Monks
Title apvd - to Senate
03/04 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
03/04 Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
03/06 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
03/07 Read second time; filed for Third Reading
03/08 Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, 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 – None
Floor Sponsor - Ruchti
Title apvd - to House
03/11 Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
03/11 Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
03/11 Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
03/11 Signed by President; returned to House
03/12 Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
03/13 Delivered to Governor at 11:02 a.m. on March 12, 2024
03/13 Reported Signed by Governor on March 12, 2024
Session Law Chapter 32
Effective: 03/12/2024
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