Idaho § 34-2401 - Definitions

§ 34-2401. Definitions

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Ballot" means any material used or the voting surface of a direct recording electronic system on which votes are cast for offices, candidates and measures.

(2) "Ballot card" means the tabulating card or cards of any size upon which the voter records his vote.

(3) "Election" means all state, county, city, district and other political subdivision elections including bond issue elections.

(4) "Governing body" means the board of county commissioners of any county or the governing body of any city, district or other political subdivision elections including bond issue elections.

(5) "Measure" means a proposed law, act or part of an act of the legislative assembly or amendment to the constitution of the state of Idaho to be submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at an election. "Measure" also means other propositions that can be submitted to the voters at any election by counties, cities, districts or other political subdivisions.

(6) "Precinct" includes all election districts.

(7) "Vote tally system" means the total combination of equipment, including hardware, firmware, software, materials, and documentation, used to perform the following functions of an election:

(a) To define or read ballots and verify accuracy;

(b) To mark, scan, and count ballots;

(c) To report or produce election results; and

(d) To maintain and produce any audit trail information.

(8) "Voting machine" means:

(a) Any mechanical or electronic device that will record every vote cast by any voter on candidates and measures and that will either internally or externally total all votes cast on that device; or

(b) Any device into which a ballot card may be inserted and that is so designed and constructed that the vote for any candidate or measure may be indicated by marking the ballot card.

[34-2401, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 132, p. 351; am. 1974, ch. 3, sec. 1, p. 17; am. 2001, ch. 272, sec. 3, p. 994; am. 2003, ch. 48, sec. 14, p. 187; am. 2024, ch. 260, sec. 2, p. 902.]