I D A H O S T A T E C O N S T I T U T I O N
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
APPROVED JULY 3, 1890
ARTICLE VI
SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
SECTION
1. SECRET BALLOT GUARANTEED. All elections by the people must
be by ballot. An absolutely secret ballot is hereby guaranteed,
and it shall be the duty of the legislature to enact such laws as
shall carry this section into effect.
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2. QUALIFICATIONS OF ELECTORS. Every male or female citizen
of the United States, eighteen years old, who has resided in this
state, and in the county were [where] he or she offers to vote
for the period of time provided by law, if registered as provided
by law, is a qualified elector.
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3. DISQUALIFICATION OF CERTAIN PERSONS. No person is
permitted to vote, serve as a juror, or hold any civil office who
has, at any place, been convicted of a felony, and who has not
been restored to the rights of citizenship, or who, at the time
of such election, is confined in prison on conviction of a
criminal offense.
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4. LEGISLATURE MAY PRESCRIBE ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS. The
legislature may prescribe qualifications, limitations, and
conditions for the right of suffrage, additional to those
prescribe [prescribed] in this article, but shall never annul any
of the provisions in this article contained.
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5. RESIDENCE FOR VOTING PURPOSES NOT LOST OR GAINED. For the
purpose of voting, no person shall be deemed to have gained or
lost a residence by reason of his presence or absence while
employed in the service of this state, or of the United States,
nor while engaged in the navigation of the waters of this state
or of the United States, nor while a student of any institution
of learning, nor while kept at any alms house or other asylum at
the public expense.
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6. RECALL OF OFFICERS AUTHORIZED. Every public officer in the
state of Idaho, excepting the judicial officers, is subject to
recall by the legal voters of the state or of the electoral
district from which he is elected. The legislature shall pass the
necessary laws to carry this provision into effect.
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7. NONPARTISAN SELECTION OF SUPREME AND DISTRICT JUDGES. The
selection of justices of the Supreme Court and district judges
shall be nonpartisan. The legislature shall provide for their
nomination and election, but candidates for the offices of
justice of the Supreme Court and district judge shall not be
nominated nor endorsed by any political party and their names
shall not appear on any political party ticket, nor be
accompanied on the ballot by any political party designation.
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