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Committee introduces RS 31,949C1 to move candidate replacement deadline to 50 days before election
Summary
Rep. Brandon Mitchell introduced RS 31,949C1 to change the deadline for replacing candidates on the ballot to 50 days before the election and to limit withdrawals; sponsor said the change is designed to prevent last-minute placeholder substitutions given modern absentee voting timelines.
Representative Brandon Mitchell, R-District 6, told the House State Affairs Committee he is introducing RS 31,949C1 to tighten deadlines for replacing candidates on primary and general election ballots.
Mitchell said current Idaho law allows late substitutions—close to 10 days before an election—that worked when early voting and absentee ballots were…
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