SENATE BILL 1371
State Affairs (House)
Primary elections, presidential
ELECTIONS – Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding presidential primaries, primary election dates, and candidate filing deadlines.
RS31374 / S1371
The intent of this legislation is to provide consistency, fiscal responsibility, and relevance in our election process. It seeks to amend several sections of Idaho election code to hold all primary elections, including the presidential primary, on the third Tuesday in April.
It is estimated that by combining elections, there will be savings for local jurisdictions. The savings will be the approximately $2.7 million that it costs the State of Idaho every 4 years when a presidential primary election is held on a different date than down ticket races.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/21 | Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing |
| 02/22 | Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs |
| 02/26 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 02/27 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 02/29 | Retained on calendar |
| 03/01 | Retained on calendar |
| 03/04 | Retained on calendar |
| 03/05 | Retained on calendar |
| 03/06 | Retained on calendar |
| 03/07 | Retained on calendar |
| 03/08 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 23-12-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Cook, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hartgen, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow NAYS – Bjerke, Carlson, Den Hartog, Foreman, Hart, Herndon, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Toews, Trakel, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Guthrie Title apvd - to House |
| 03/11 | Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading |
| 03/11 | Read First Time, Referred to State Affairs |