Idaho Voter Guide

IDAHO VOTERS' GUIDE

REGISTRATION AND VOTING INFORMATION FOR THE IDAHO CITIZEN

Prepared by the Office of
BEN YSURSA
Secretary of State
334-2852
www.sos.idaho.gov

VOTER QUALIFICATIONS
REGISTRATION
RE-REGISTRATION
WHERE TO VOTE
ABSENTEE VOTING
VOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND COUNTY INFORMATION

VOTER QUALIFICATIONS

· A Citizen of the United States;
· 18 years of age, or older;
· A resident in the state and in the county for thirty (30) days prior to Election Day.
· Registered as required by law.

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REGISTRATION

1.	With your County Clerk or official registrar up until 25 days preceding any election. Voters are required to provide their driver’s license number when registering, or if they do not have a driver's license, provide the last four digits of their social security number.
2.	Any elector may register by mail for any election if postmarked not later than 25 days prior to an election.
3.	Any person who is eligible to vote may register on election day by appearing in person at the polling place for the precinct in which he/she maintains residence and:
	By completing a registration card. Making an oath in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State. Providing any document which contains a valid address in the precinct. Providing a photo ID card.

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RE-REGISTRATION

Re-registration is required if registration is canceled for the following reasons:

1.	The voter failed to vote at least once at any primary or general election during the four years following registration.
2.	An elector changes his residence to another residence.
3.	An elector has a name change.

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WHERE TO VOTE

A polling place is selected for each election precinct by the Board of County Commissioners. Election notices are published in local newspapers naming the polling place for each election precinct, the date of election, and the hours during which the polls will be open. County Clerks also have this information. Every effort has been made to provide voters with disabilities with polling place accessibility, or when requested, absentee ballots.

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ABSENTEE VOTING

Any registered voter may apply in writing to the County Clerk to receive an absentee ballot. The application must give the name of the elector, residence address in Idaho, and mailing address to which the ballot is to be forwarded. The mail-in application shall be signed personally by the applicant and be received by the County Clerk no later than the sixth day before the election.

In person voting at the absentee elector’s polling place ends at 5:00 p.m. on the day before the election.

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VOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND COUNTY INFORMATION

For further information in regard to election procedures, contact your County Clerk or the Secretary of State. Your county clerk may be contacted at the county seat, as listed below:

*Click on the County name to see specific voting instructions for each voting system.

County	Phone	County Seat	Zip Code	Voting System Used
Ada	287-6860	Boise	83702	Oval Optical Scan
Adams	253-4561	Council	83612	Paper
Bannock	236-7334	Pocatello	83205	Oval Optical Scan
Bear Lake	945-2212	Paris	83261	Paper
Benewah	245-3212	St Maries	83861	Paper
Bingham	785-8040	Blackfoot	83221	Punch Card
Blaine	788-5505	Hailey	83333	Punch Card
Boise	392-4431	Idaho City	83631	Paper
Bonner	265-1432	Sandpoint	83864	Oval Optical Scan
Bonneville	529-1350	Idaho Falls	83402	Punch Card
Boundary	267-2242	Bonners Ferry	83805	Paper
Butte	527-3021	Arco	83213	Paper
Camas	764-2242	Fairfield	83327	Paper
Canyon	454-7562	Caldwell	83605	Punch Card
Caribou	547-4324	Soda Springs	83276	Paper
Cassia	878-4367	Burley	83318	Punch Card
Clark	374-5304	Dubois	83423	Paper
Clearwater	476-5615	Orofino	83544	Punch Card
Custer	879-2360	Challis	83226	Paper
Elmore	587-2131	Mountain Home	83647	Oval Optical Scan
Franklin	852-1090	Preston	83263	Punch Card
Fremont	624-7332	St Anthony	83445	Oval Optical Scan
Gem	365-4561	Emmett	83617	Oval Optical Scan
Gooding	934-4841	Gooding	83330	Oval Optical Scan
Idaho	983-2751	Grangeville	83530	Paper
Jefferson	745-7756	Rigby	83442	Punch Card
Jerome	324-8811	Jerome	83338	Arrow Optical Scan
Kootenai	446-1030	Coeur d’Alene	83816	Oval Optical Scan
Latah	882-8580	Moscow	83843	Punch Card
Lemhi	756-2815	Salmon	83467	Arrow Optical Scan
Lewis	937-2661	Nez Perce	83543	Paper
Lincoln	886-7641	Shoshone	83352	Paper
Madison	356-3662	Rexburg	83440	Oval Optical Scan
Minidoka	436-9511	Rupert	83350	Punch Card
Nez Perce	799-3020	Lewiston	83501	Punch Card
Oneida	766-4116	Malad	83252	Arrow Optical Scan
Owyhee	495-2421	Murphy	83650	Paper
Payette	642-6000	Payette	83661	Oval Optical Scan
Power	226-7611	American Falls	83211	Arrow Optical Scan
Shoshone	752-1264	Wallace	83873	Punch Card
Teton	354-2905	Driggs	83422	Paper
Twin Falls	736-4004	Twin Falls	83303	Arrow Optical Scan
Valley	382-7100	Cascade	83611	Oval Optical Scan
Washington	414-2092	Weiser	83672	Paper

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