US Laws, Codes, Statutes & Cases

                                  TITLE  34
                                  ELECTIONS
                                  CHAPTER 7
                        NOMINATIONS -- CONVENTIONS --
                              PRIMARY ELECTIONS
    34-732.  SELECTION OF CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATION IN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY.
Each qualified elector shall have the opportunity to vote on the official
presidential preference primary ballot for one (1) person to be the candidate
for nomination by a party for president of the United States. The name of any
candidate for a political party nomination for president of the United States
shall be printed on the ballots only:
    (1)  If the secretary of state shall have determined, in his sole
discretion, that the person's candidacy is generally advocated or recognized
in national news media throughout the United States. For the purpose of
promoting the aspect of a regional primary in this regard, the secretary of
state may consult with the chief election officers of neighboring states which
conduct a presidential primary election on the fourth Tuesday in May. The
secretary of state shall publish the names of such persons determined by him
to be such candidates, together with their party affiliation, not less than
sixty (60) days prior to the date of the presidential preference primary.
    (2)  If a petition for nomination meeting the requirements of subsection 3
of this section is filed with the secretary of state by members of a political
party to which the candidate belongs.
    (3)  The petition referred to in subsection (2) hereof shall:
    (a)  Have attached thereto a sheet or sheets containing the signatures of
at least a number of qualified electors equal to one per cent (1%) of the
number of votes cast in this state for presidential electors at the previous
general election at which a president of the United States was elected;
    (b)  Be filed with the secretary of state not later than thirty (30) days
prior to the date of the presidential preference primary;
    (c)  The format of the signature petition sheets shall be prescribed by
the secretary of state and shall be patterned after, but not limited to, such
sheets as used for state initiative and referendum measures;
    (d)  The petitions and signatures so submitted shall be verified in the
manner prescribed in section 34-1807, Idaho Code.