Idaho § 34-2117 - PRESERVATION OF EVIDENCE
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 34-2117 — PRESERVATION OF EVIDENCE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 34-2117. PRESERVATION OF EVIDENCE
(1) Except as provided for in subsection (2) of this section, all the evidence in any contest provided for in this chapter will be returned by the presiding officer, or his designee, to the secretary of state and will be preserved in the office of the secretary of state.
(2) Any ballots or poll books, other than copies, will be returned by the presiding officer to the secretary of state, who will return them to the office of the county auditor in which they were first required to be filed.
[34-2117, added 2017, ch. 293, sec. 2, p. 773.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 34-2117 ("PRESERVATION OF EVIDENCE") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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