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Idaho House approves bill to require party affiliation marking on campaign materials
Summary
The Idaho House passed House Bill 3 59, directing that party affiliation indicated on a candidate's declaration of candidacy also be marked on certain campaign materials; lawmakers split over First Amendment and party autonomy concerns.
The Idaho House on March 20 passed House Bill 3 59 as amended, a measure that would require party affiliation information already provided on a candidate's declaration of candidacy to be included on campaign materials.
Sponsor Representative (Sponsor of HB 3 59) said the change was a transparency measure intended to make clear to voters which party a candidate has indicated on state filings. "When I mark that box, I think it's right that we go ahead and put that on our party materials," the sponsor said on the floor, adding…
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