Absentee Ballot Deadline for School Bond and Levy Elections

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Date: August 17, 2023
Contact: Chelsea Carattini, Communications Director
Phone: (208) 332-2849
Boise, Idaho — School bond and levy elections will be held in 11 out of 44 Idaho counties on Election Day, August 29, 2023. The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot for this election is this Friday, August 18.

The following counties have at least one school district with an election on August 29th:

BANNOCK
BINGHAM
BONNER
BONNEVILLE 		CANYON
CLEARWATER
JEROME
LEWIS 		LINCOLN
NEZ PERCE
TWIN FALLS

Only voters who live within the boundaries of a school district may vote in a school district election. To view a sample ballot or to find out more information, visit your county clerk’s website: https://voteidaho.gov/county-clerks/. The election will take place at polling locations across the state on August 29, with polls open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Voters can request an absentee ballot at VoteIdaho.gov through 5 p.m. on Friday, August 18.

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ABOUT PHIL MCGRANE

Phil McGrane was elected Idaho’s twenty-eighth Secretary of State and took office on January 2, 2023. McGrane served as elected Clerk of Ada County from 2019-2022. McGrane holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy, a juris doctorate, and a Master of Public Administration. As a fourth-generation Idahoan, Phil has dedicated his career to making elections in the state of Idaho accessible, secure and transparent.

System Upgrade In Progress

Campaign Finance, Lobbyist Reporting, and Online Voter Tools are expected to be offline from April 9th at 5:00 p.m. MDT, through April 12th at 8:00 a.m. MDT to complete a system upgrade.

Per Idaho Code 67-6607, campaign finance is reported monthly during a campaign’s election year. The deadline for the March report falls on Saturday, April 10th. Due to the interruption caused by this upgrade, political treasurers will be allowed to file the March report until 11:59 p.m. MDT on Monday, April 12th.

While we do our best to ensure compliance with all deadlines in statute, the timing of this release is critical to ensure minimal (or no) impact to the May election cycle. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.