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Committee backs HB 278 to standardize filing deadlines and tighten early-voting windows
Summary
House State Affairs voted to send House Bill 278 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation after discussion with county clerks and the League of Women Voters about impacts on filing periods and early voting periods.
The House State Affairs Committee voted to send House Bill 278 (HB 278) to the House floor with a due-pass recommendation after testimony from county clerks, the Idaho Association of Counties, and civic groups about standardizing election filing deadlines and early-voting windows.
Sponsor Representative Brandon Mitchell (R–District 6) said the bill consolidates disparate filing and withdrawal deadlines across multiple statutory chapters to give clerks consistent timelines and to address issues such as ballot production for military voters. Mitchell described changes that shorten the filing window for state, legislative and federal candidates to one…
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