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House approves bill to expand ballot rotation for smaller elections
Idaho House of Representatives · March 5, 2026
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Summary
The House passed legislation lowering the ballot-rotation threshold from 100,000 to 25,000 votes, expanding rotation to more county contests to combat the primacy effect, and sponsors said clerks and the Secretary of State were consulted.
The Idaho House passed House Bill 7 36 on March 5, changing the threshold that triggers candidate-name rotation on ballots from 100,000 registered voters to 25,000.
Sponsor Representative (Speaker 15) told colleagues the change would expand…
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