Idaho Election Administration
Chief Election Official(s): Secretary of State (View Website)Election/Appointment Process: Partisan Election
Responsibilities:
- Prescribes voter registration forms
- Determines ballot eligibility of parties
- Approves new voting systems/ devices
- Advertises statewide ballot questions
- Prepares election calendar
- Canvasses election returns
- Handles state recounts
Public Office Experience: Deputy Secretary of State, 1974-1976; Chief Deputy Secretary of State, 1976-2002
Reelection/Reappointment Date: 2010
Primary Date: May 23, 2006
Contact Information: Hon. Ben Ysursa
Secretary of State
State Capitol, Room 203
Boise, ID 83720
(208) 334-2300
Fax (208) 334-2282
[email protected]
2006 Secretary of State candidates
Response to Democracy SoS Election Reform Survey
[Completed by Secretary of State Ben Ysursa, August 19, 2005]
Information on the state electoral situation
Information on election administration in your county