2024 IDAHO VOTER GUIDE

1. Voter Registration

Deadline to Register/Update: October 11, 2024

Idaho has SAME DAY REGISTRATION at the polling place

2. Check Your Registration

Why check your registration? Your address is where election officials send notices, application forms to receive your ballot in the mail, and more. Additionally, poll workers will check if the address on your voter registration matches the address on your ID at the polls.

Check and Update Your Registration

Checklist:

Is your name spelled correctly? (Correct hyphenations, middle initials, etc)
Correct Address
Active Voter Status (if not update by sending in another online/mail voter application)
Correct Date of Birth
Correct Political Party Preference
Take a time-stamped photograph or screenshot of your registration, and take it with you to the polls as proof of your registration.

3. Voter ID Law

Source: Ballotpedia

Idaho requires voters to present photo identification (ID) while voting. Accepted forms of ID include an Idaho driver’s license or photo identification card, a U.S. passport or federal photo identification card, or a tribal photo identification card. For a list of all accepted forms of ID, see below.

If a voter is unable to present accepted ID, he or she is allowed to sign a personal identification affidavit swearing to his or her identity. After signing the affidavit, he or she is issued a regular ballot.

Voter ID Law

Idaho’s voter ID requirements are outlined in Idaho Code § 34-1113, which states, “All voters shall be required to provide personal identification before voting at the polls or at absent electors polling places as required by section 34-1006, Idaho Code.” To view the full text of the law, click here.

Idaho Code § 34-1114 states, “If a voter is not able to present personal identification as required in section 34-1113, Idaho Code, the voter may complete an affidavit in lieu of the personal identification. … Any person who knowingly provides false, erroneous or inaccurate information on such affidavit shall be guilty of a felony.” To view the full text of the law, click here.

Forms of accepted ID

Idaho requires voters to present photo identification while voting.

The following list of accepted ID was current as of July 2024. Click here for the Idaho Secretary of State’s page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.

Idaho driver’s license or identification card
U.S. Passport or Federal photo Identification card
Tribal Identification card
Concealed weapons license issued by a county sheriff in Idaho.

Provisional ballot rules

Idaho does not have a provisional voting process.

Federal law requires most states to provide for a provisional balloting process (states that had enacted same-day voter registration processes as of 1993 were exempted from this requirement). As of March 2024, every state except Idaho and Minnesota had established some type of provisional voting process.

4. Order Your Mail Ballot

Deadline to request Absentee Mail Ballot: must be received by October 25, 2024 by 5:00 pm

We recommend requesting your absentee mail ballot as soon as possible and well in advance of this deadline in order to ensure that you receive your ballot in time.

Request a Mail-In Ballot

Track Your Mail-In Ballot

Deadline to return Absentee Mail Ballot: Must be received no later than 8:00pm on November 5, 2024

Return the completed ballot by mail, to an official elections drop box, or your county elections office by 8 p.m. on Election Day for your vote to be counted.

Check The Status Of Your Absentee Ballot On Your Voter Record: https://elections.sos.idaho.gov/ElectionLink/ElectionLink/VoterSearch.aspx

Idaho does not have the Surrender Rule. If you requested and received an absentee mail ballot, follow the instructions on the ballot and return it as soon as possible to ensure it is received in time.

Contact your County Clerk if you have further questions: https://idahovotes.gov/county-clerks/

5. Early Voting Information

- The Idaho voting guide is available here: https://idahovotes.gov/media/Citizens_Guide_to_Participation_English.pdf
  - Many Idaho counties offer early voting, typically beginning two weeks before an upcoming election. Check with your county elections office for dates and times: https://voteidaho.gov/county-clerk/
  - The county clerk shall provide the necessary absent electors’ polling places for the county. To find your polling location and hours visit: https://elections.sos.idaho.gov/ElectionLink/ElectionLink/ViewPollingLocation.aspx
  - For more information regarding federal, state and local elections contact your state election official online: https://idahovotes.gov or call Idaho Elections Office by phone: 202.334.2852 or email: elections@sos.idaho.gov

6. Be A Poll Worker

Become a poll worker!
Poll workers must be 16 years old or over, and a registered voter (if over 18) in their county
Contact your County Clerk for information on how to sign up: https://idahovotes.gov/county-clerks/

7. Additional Questions?

https://idahovotes.gov/