Getting Ready: 2009 General City Elections
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Getting Ready:
2009 General City Elections
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Understanding the Basics of City Elections
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The City Clerk serves as the chief election officer
responsible for:
Overseeing candidate filing,
Printing ballots,
Publishing notices and sample ballots,
Overseeing absentee voting,
Designating election judges and clerks, and
Selecting polling places.
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The Candidate Filing Process
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Every candidate for Mayor or Council must
file a declaration of candidacy:
Attesting they meet the qualifications
required by law, and
Declaring the office and term for which
they are running.
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The declaration must be accompanied by
on of two items:
A nonrefundable filing fee of $40,
OR
A petition of candidacy signed by at least
5 qualified city electors.
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Idaho law requires every candidate for Mayor or Council to
meet the following qualifications:
At least 18 years of age,
A U.S. citizen,
The candidate’s primary residence must be within the city,
The address of the candidate’s voter registration must match
the residence address on the candidate’s declaration, and
The candidate must be a resident of the city for at least 30 days
before their declaration Is submitted to the City Clerk.
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The period for candidates to file their
declarations and petitions of candidacy:
Begins Monday, August 24 at 8 a.m.,
and
Ends Friday, September 4 at 5 p.m.
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The candidate’s name will appear on the ballot
exactly as written on the declaration of candidacy.
It is permissible for candidates to use initials for
their first or middle name.
A nickname should be put in quotes within the
person’s legal name: Jeffrey “Scooter” Owens.
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The declaration of candidacy must be signed by
candidate and notarized by a duly authorized Idaho
notary.
The petition of candidacy must be signed by the
person soliciting petition signatures and notarized by
a duly authorized Idaho notary.
The City Clerk or Deputy City Clerk (if a duly
authorized Idaho notary) may notarize the forms.
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Petition signatures are often gathered by the candidate
personally, but may be collected by any person who is:
At least 18 years of age, and
An Idaho resident.
Candidate must take petition to County Clerk’s office for
verification of signatures before filing with the City Clerk.
County Clerk or Deputy County Clerk will attach a written
certification of the number of signatures of qualified city
electors.
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Before accepting the nominating forms from the
candidate, the City Clerk must confirm:
That the candidate is registered to vote in the City,
and
That the candidate’s residence address provided on
the declaration of candidacy matches the address
listed in the voter registration database.
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Why does the City Clerk need to check to see if a candidate is
registered?
The individual may have been purged from the registration
rolls, or may have moved and is registered at the incorrect
address.
In either case, the individual needs to re-register before filing
their declaration. This is easy to fix as long as it is done before
the candidate files.
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City Clerk will only accept the
candidate’s filing forms once they
are satisfied the candidate meets the
qualifications established by law.
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Questions?
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Deadlines for the
2009 General City Election
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Published Notice to Potential Candidates
Friday, August 21: 1st day for City Clerk to publish a notice to
potential candidates including:
The name of the City,
Date of the election,
Offices up for election,
Declarations of candidacy are available from the City Clerk, and
The candidate filing deadline.
Idaho Code 50-435.
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Opening Deadline for Candidate Filing
Monday, August 24: 1st day for candidates to file
declarations of candidacy. The declaration must
be accompanied by ONE of the following:
A nonrefundable filing fee of $40, OR
A petition with at least 5 signatures of qualified city
electors.
Idaho Code 50-430 through 50-432.
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Published Notice to Potential Candidates
Friday, August 28: Last day for the City Clerk to publish a
notice to potential candidates including:
The name of the City,
Date of the election,
Offices up for election,
Declarations of candidacy are available from the City Clerk, and
The candidate filing deadline.
Idaho Code 50-435.
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Closing Deadline for Candidate Filing
Friday, September 4: Last day for candidates to file
declarations of candidacy. The declaration must be
accompanied by ONE of the following:
A nonrefundable filing fee of $40, OR
A petition with at least 5 signatures of qualified city
electors.
Idaho Code 50-430 through 50-432.
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Write-in Candidate Filing Deadline
Tuesday, October 20: Last day for write-in
candidates to file a declaration of intent affirming
their qualifications and the office for which they
are running.
Write-in candidates do not have to submit a filing
fee or petition with their declaration of intent.
Idaho Code 50-432 and 34-702A.
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Deadline for Applications
for Challengers & Watchers
Thursday, October 29: Deadline for candidates to submit
written request for challengers & watchers—a candidate may
appoint one of each.
Challengers are at the polling place to challenge voters’
qualifications.
Watchers are at the polling place to watch the conduct of the
election, including counting of votes.
Idaho Code 50-410.
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Questions & Answers
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Question: Can a candidate sign their own petition?
Answer: Yes. There is nothing in the law that
prohibits a candidate, or their spouse or adult
family members from signing the candidate’s
petition (as long as all are qualified city electors).
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Question: Can candidates campaign on Election Day?
Answer: Yes, but campaigning within or near a polling place
is a criminal offense (“electioneering”).
Campaigning is prohibited within the polling place or in any
building in which an election is being held (such as the
absentee polling place).
Campaigning is also prohibited within 100 feet of a polling
place. Measurement is taken from the main entrance to the
building, or the closest entrance to the polling area.
Idaho Code 18-2318.
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Questions?