Idaho Ballot Access
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ELECTION INFO: SECRETARY OF STATE
PO Box 83720 Boise ID 83720-0080
Phone: (208) 334-2300
Email: sosinfo@sos.idaho.gov
STATE-ISTICS: STATE INFORMATION
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Recognized party qualifications:
Retained ballot status [34-501] Has candidates running for office in more than 3 offices
Primary ballot access:
1. Secretary of State Selects nationally recognized candidates [34-732(1)] Announcement of the selection is made 60 days prior to the primary [34-732(1)]
2. Petition (for those not selected) 1% of votes in the previous presidential election [34-732(3)(a)] (for 2004, this will be approximately 5,016 signatures)
Deadline: 30 days before the primary [34-732(3)(b)]
General ballot access for minor party candidates:
State party chairman submits candidate names to the Secretary of State
Deadline: September 1 [34-711]
General ballot access for new party candidates:
Petition: 2% of the vote (in 2004 this will be appx. 10,032) [34-501(c)]
Deadline: August 30
General ballot access for independent candidates:
Petition: 1% of votes in the previous presidential election (in 2004 this will be approximately 5,016) [34-708A]
Deadline: August 24 [34-708A]
Last day to withdraw from the ballot:
45 days before the election
Primary date: Fourth Tuesday in May
[34-601]
Participation:
Open primary
Voter registration:
25 days before the election by mail (postmarked);
Source: The Reform Institute (December 2003). Presidential Ballot Access: State by State Scorecard. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from https://www.policyarchive.org/bitstream/handle/10207/5646/2003scorecard.pdf?sequence=1.
Write-In Information
The candidate needs to fill out and turn in the EC-12 Declaration of Intent for Write-In Candidate form by October 21, 2008. If the candidate is not affiliated with a party, he/she would put "No" or "None" in the blank asking for party. For the notary, have a notary in your state notarize. The notary can cross out the word Idaho and write in the state they are in.
Source: Frank Moore (May 8, 2008). US Presidential Write-In Candidate Requirements For Each State. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from http://www.writein2008.blogspot.com/
