34-704. DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY. (1) Any person legally qualified to hold such office is entitled to become a candidate and file his declaration of candidacy. Each political party candidate for precinct, state, district or county office shall file his declaration of candidacy in the proper office between 8:00 a.m. on the twelfth Monday preceding the primary election and 5:00 p.m. on the tenth Friday preceding the primary election. All political party candidates shall declare their party affiliation in their declaration of candidacy and shall be affiliated with a party at the time of filing. A candidate shall be deemed affiliated with the political party if the candidate submits a party affiliation form along with the declaration of candidacy to the filing official. The filing official shall reject any declaration of candidacy for partisan office in a primary election from candidates who are not affiliated with a political party. Candidates for nonpartisan office shall file during the period provided for in this section.
(2) Candidates who file a declaration of candidacy under a party name and are not nominated at the primary election shall not be allowed to appear on the general election ballot under any other political party name, nor as an independent candidate.
(3) Independent candidates shall file their declaration of candidacy in the manner provided in section 34-708, Idaho Code.
(4) All information in declarations of candidacy shall be made publicly available upon request.
History:
[34-704, added 1971, ch. 5, sec. 3, p. 11; am. 1971, ch. 188, sec. 1, p. 867; am. 1972, ch. 46, sec. 4, p. 84; am. 1972, ch. 346, sec. 1, p. 1015; am. 1975, ch. 174, sec. 17, p. 469; am. 1976, ch. 60, sec. 3, p. 202; am. 1979, ch. 309, sec. 4, p. 835; am. 1983, ch. 213, sec. 6, p. 592; am. 1984, ch. 8, sec. 1, p. 12; am. 1984, ch. 173, sec. 3, p. 418; am. 1989, ch. 70, sec. 1, p. 111; am. 2003, ch. 48, sec. 10, p. 185; am. 2012, ch. 211, sec. 5, p. 575; am. 2022, ch. 305, sec. 2, p. 965.]
Structure Idaho Code
Chapter 7 - NOMINATIONS — CONVENTIONS — PRIMARY ELECTIONS
Section 34-702 - REQUIREMENTS FOR WRITE-IN CANDIDATES AT PRIMARY.
Section 34-702A - DECLARATION OF INTENT FOR WRITE-IN CANDIDATES.
Section 34-703 - NOMINATION AT PRIMARY.
Section 34-704 - DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY.
Section 34-705 - WITH WHOM DECLARATIONS FILED.
Section 34-706 - NOTIFICATION TO PARTIES.
Section 34-707 - PARTY CONVENTIONS.
Section 34-708 - INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES.
Section 34-708A - INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT.
Section 34-711A - CERTIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Section 34-712 - SAMPLE FORM FOR PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOTS.
Section 34-713 - PREPARATION OF PRIMARY BALLOTS.
Section 34-715 - FILLING OF VACANCIES OCCURRING BEFORE OR AFTER PRIMARY ELECTION.
Section 34-717 - WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDACY.
Section 34-731 - PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY.
Section 34-733 - REMOVAL FROM BALLOT.
Section 34-735 - PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY — RESULTS.
Section 34-736 - DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Section 34-737 - CONDUCT OF ELECTION.