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House advances election-timing bill aimed at standardizing filing and early-voting deadlines
Summary
House Bill 2 78, a multichapter rewrite of election timelines and filing deadlines, passed the House after floor debate that emphasized county clerks’ operational concerns and tightened candidate withdrawal rules.
BOISE — The Idaho House passed House Bill 2 78 after lawmakers described the measure as a years-long collaboration with county clerks to standardize candidate filing, withdrawal and early-voting timelines.
Representative (District 6) sponsored the bill on the floor, saying clerks had reported compressed timelines for producing ballots for absentee and military voters and that counties had begun early voting on inconsistent…
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