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Absentee Voter Information

Request an absentee ballot

You can request your absentee ballot using our online request form, or by submitting a paper application to your County Clerk.
NOTE: You must be registered to vote in Idaho to request an absentee ballot.

Online absentee ballot request

Use of the online Absentee Ballot request system requires the last 4 digits of your Social Security Number, and a valid Idaho Drivers License Number.
Request An Absentee Ballot Online

Online Absentee Ballot Requests Are Closed

Per Idaho Code 34-1002(7), it is past the deadline for requesting an absentee ballot for the upcoming election. The online absentee ballot request system will reopen on the day after the election, at which time voters may request an absentee ballot for any future elections this year. Click here for Election dates.

Online Absentee Ballot Requests Are Undergoing Maintenance

Online Absentee Ballot Requests are currently undergoing maintenance and will be back online as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience.

In the meantime, you may request a 2022 Absentee Ballot using the PDF Absentee Request Form and submitting it to your County Clerk's office either in person, or by mail.

Why do you need my ID and social security number?

We use your Idaho state-issued ID and the last 4 digits of your Social Security Number to validate your absentee ballot request with your voter registration. No scanning of your ID or Social Security Card is required.

Paper absentee ballot request form

PDF Absentee Ballot Request Form
You may also request a paper form from your County Clerk’s office, or submit a written request to your County Clerk with the required information (name of elector, residence address in Idaho, and mailing address to which such registration or ballot is to be forwarded) signed by the elector.

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Online Voter Registration

Online Voter Registration Is Closed
Registration will re-open August 31

Per Idaho Code 34-408, regular voter registration is closed until the day after the upcoming election in the following counties: Adams, Benewah, Blaine, Bonneville, Boundary, Canyon, Fremont, Gooding, Idaho, Jefferson, Jerome, Kootenai, Madison, Owyhee and Twin Falls.

Any regular voter registrations received will be held by the county clerk until then. However, election day registration will be available at your precinct polling location. If you wish to register to vote on election day, you must appear in person at your precinct polling location with proof of identity and address, per Idaho Code 34-408A. Click here for Election dates.

PDF Voter Registration Form
You may also request a paper form from your County Clerk’s office.
Absentee Registration and/or Application for Absentee Ballot must be applied for by the Applicant to the County Clerk in the County in which the elector’s Idaho residence is.
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If you wish to have an absentee ballot mailed to you, the request must be received by the county clerk’s office by the 11th day prior to the election. You can still cast an absentee ballot in person at the absent elector’s polling place (usually the county clerk’s office) up until 5 p.m. the Friday before the election.

important definitions

34-104. “Qualified elector” defined. “Qualified elector” means any person who is eighteen (18) years of age, is a United States citizen and who has resided in this state and in the county at least thirty (30) days next preceding the election at which he desires to vote, and who is registered as required by law.
34-107. “Residence” defined. (1) “Residence,” for voting purposes, shall be the principal or primary home or place of abode of a person. Principal or primary home or place of abode is that home or place in which his habitation is fixed and to which a person, whenever he is absent, has the present intention of returning after a departure or absence therefrom, regardless of the duration of absence.
(2) In determining what is a principal or primary place of abode of a person the following circumstances relating to such person may be taken into account: business pursuits, employment, income sources, residence for income or other tax pursuits, residence of parents, spouse, and children, if any, leaseholds, situs of personal and real property, situs of residence for which the exemption in section 63-602G, Idaho Code, is filed, and motor vehicle registration. (3) A qualified elector who has left his home and gone into another state or territory or county of this state for a temporary purpose only shall not be considered to have lost his residence. (4) A qualified elector shall not be considered to have gained a residence in any county or city of this state into which he comes for temporary purposes only, without the intention of making it his home but with the intention of leaving it when he has accomplished the purpose that brought him there. (5) If a qualified elector moves to another state, or to any of the other territories, with the intention of making it his permanent home, he shall be considered to have lost his residence in this state.
(3) A qualified elector who has left his home and gone into another state or territory or county of this state for a temporary purpose only shall not be considered to have lost his residence. (4) A qualified elector shall not be considered to have gained a residence in any county or city of this state into which he comes for temporary purposes only, without the intention of making it his home but with the intention of leaving it when he has accomplished the purpose that brought him there. (5) If a qualified elector moves to another state, or to any of the other territories, with the intention of making it his permanent home, he shall be considered to have lost his residence in this state.
(4) A qualified elector shall not be considered to have gained a residence in any county or city of this state into which he comes for temporary purposes only, without the intention of making it his home but with the intention of leaving it when he has accomplished the purpose that brought him there. (5) If a qualified elector moves to another state, or to any of the other territories, with the intention of making it his permanent home, he shall be considered to have lost his residence in this state.
(5) If a qualified elector moves to another state, or to any of the other territories, with the intention of making it his permanent home, he shall be considered to have lost his residence in this state.

Administration & Elections Office

Idaho State Capitol Building
East Wing, Second Floor
700 W. Jefferson, #E205
Boise, ID 83702

Hours:
Monday — Friday
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
(closed Noon – 1:00 p.m.)

Contact:
(208) 334-2852
[email protected]
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System Upgrade In Progress

Online Voter Tools are expected to be offline from April 9th at 5:00 p.m. MDT, through April 12th at 8:00 a.m. MDT to complete a system upgrade.

We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Please contact your county clerk for voting registration or absentee ballot requests.