34-708A. INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT. (1) Persons who desire to be independent candidates for the offices of president and vice president, must file declarations of candidacy as independent candidates during the period set forth in section 34-704, Idaho Code. Such declarations must state that such persons are offering themselves as independent candidates and must declare that they have no political party affiliation. The declarations shall have attached thereto a petition signed by one thousand (1,000) qualified electors.
(2) The candidates for president and vice president shall be considered as candidates for one (1) office, and only one (1) such petition need be filed for both offices.
(3) Signatures on the petitions required in this section shall be verified in the manner prescribed in section 34-1807, Idaho Code, on a form similar to that used for recall petitions under chapter 17, title 34, Idaho Code, as prescribed by the secretary of state; except that the petition circulators are not required to be Idaho residents.
History:
[34-708A, added 1977, ch. 14, sec. 1, p. 30; am. 1979, ch. 309, sec. 6, p. 836; am. 1985, ch. 42, sec. 3, p. 89; am. 1987, ch. 262, sec. 2, p. 555; am. 1996, ch. 28, sec. 25, p. 77; am. 2011, ch. 285, sec. 6, p. 781; am. 2021, ch. 208, sec. 1, p. 575; am. 2021, ch. 272, sec. 3, p. 824.]
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.