Tag: idaho
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Nine states approved bills related to noncitizen voting, voters in eight states will consider ballot measures this November
Nine states, including seven with Republican trifectas, have enacted legislation this year related to the eligibility of noncitizens to vote. In total, voters in eight states will consider ballot measures related to noncitizen voting at the November general election. In Louisiana, SB 436 requires proof of citizenship for voter registration applications. In 2022, Louisiana voters approved a ballot…
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New rules for ballot return in three states with Republican trifectas among changes to absentee/mail-in voting
Three states with Republican trifectas added new definitions of who may return another voter’s ballot in 2024. Idaho adopted H 599, which stipulates that only election officials, postal workers, common carrier employees, a person paid by the voter, a relative of the voter, a member of their household, or a caregiver may collect or deliver another…
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Idaho voters will decide on a ballot initiative for top-four primary and ranked-choice voting system in November
The Idaho Secretary of State announced on July 10 that a ballot initiative to establish top-four primaries and ranked-choice voting for general elections for congressional, statewide, and county elected offices qualified for the Nov. 2024 ballot. Currently, Idaho state law stipulates that political parties can determine for themselves who may participate in their primary elections. …
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Changes to Idaho unemployment insurance work search requirements take effect in July (2024)
The Idaho Department of Labor issued a press release on May 15 instructing Idaho unemployment insurance claimants to complete and report five work search-related activities per week starting July 7 to receive benefits. Current law requires claimants to report two work search activities per week. The work search activity changes will comply with requirements outlined…
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Signatures filed for top-four ranked-choice voting (RCV) initiative in Idaho, which would reverse the state’s ban enacted in 2023
Signatures were filed for a citizen-initiated ballot measure to adopt ranked-choice voting (RCV) in Idaho. The ballot initiative would replace partisan primaries with top-four primaries, in which candidates, regardless of political affiliation, are listed on the same ballot, and the top four vote-getters advance to the general election. RCV would then be used in general elections.…
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Three states end judicial deference practices
Lawmakers in Indiana, Nebraska, and Idaho passed bills in March 2024 to end judicial deference practices in each state. The bills were based on model legislation developed by The Goldwater Institute and the Pacific Legal Foundation, titled the Judicial Deference Reform Act. Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen (R) on March 27, 2024, and Idaho Governor Brad…
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Lowest number of Idaho state legislators retiring this year since at least 2010
There are 105 state legislative seats up for election this year in Idaho. Across those, six incumbents (two Democrats and four Republicans) did not file to run for re-election. That’s the fewest number of retirements since Ballotpedia began tracking this data in 2010. From 2010 to 2022, the average number of retirements per cycle was…
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Six candidates are running for Idaho’s two U.S. House districts—the fewest this decade
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Idaho was March 15, 2024. Six candidates are running for Idaho’s two U.S. House districts, including two Democrats and four Republicans. That’s three candidates per district, more than in the previous three election cycles. There were 4.5 candidates per district in 2022, 5.0 candidates per…
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Idaho voters to decide on amendment prohibiting noncitizen voting
Idaho voters will decide on a constitutional amendment on Nov. 5, 2024, that would prohibit noncitizen voting in elections. The amendment would add language to the Idaho Constitution saying, “No person who is not a citizen of the United States shall be a qualified elector in any election held within the state of Idaho.” Noncitizens…
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Idaho governor signs bill to reduce unemployment insurance tax rate
Gov. Brad Little (R) signed Idaho House Bill 428 into law on Mar. 6, 2024, reducing employer-paid unemployment insurance taxes by 20%. The bill retroactively took effect starting Jan. 1. The state estimates Idaho businesses will save about $44 million in 2024 taxes and $117 million over the next five years under the new law. …